Maker of the Universe.
You Have Our Attention, Lord
A prayer by Max Lucado - October 2008
Our friends lost their house
The co-worker lost her job
The couple next door lost their retirement
It seems that everyone is losing their footing
This scares us. This bailout with billions.
These rumblings of depression.
These headlines: ominous, thunderous -
“Going Broke!” “Going Down!” “Going Under!” “What's Next?”
What is next?
We’re listening. And we’re admitting: You were right.
You told us this would happen.
You shot straight about loving stuff and worshipping money.
Greed will break your heart, You warned.
Money will love you and leave you.
Don’t put your hope in riches that are so uncertain.
You were right. Money is a fickle lover and we just got dumped.
We were wrong to spend what we didn’t have.
Wrong to neglect prayer and ignore the poor.
Wrong to think we ever earned a dime. We didn’t. You gave it. And now, tell us Father, are You taking it?
We’re listening. And we’re praying.
Could you make something good out of this mess?
Of course You can. You always have.
You led slaves out of slavery,
Built temples out of ruins,
Turned stormy waves into a glassy pond and water into sweet wine.
This disorder awaits your order. So do we.
Through Christ,
Amen
God will always give what is right to His people who cry to Him night and day, and He will not be slow to answer them. (Luke 18:7 NCV)
http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=f44f74a55853fe9348a2
Labels: bailout, economy, financials, Max Lucado, wall street crash
Wow, this Prayer is on point! We as a society have relied too deeply on obligation to work for our daily bread.
There's nothing wrong with a career and money. It is only when we lose sight Who provided those things and for Whose glory all things must inevitably be done.
Now is the time to seek the rock, the Lord God almighty. Thanks for the wonderful post! I will be linking on my blog:
sbmwlifelines.blogspot.com/