Why this Mess? Psalm 44
All the cards
Are against us now
So it seems.
God of Jacob
You attend elsewhere.
Forget all our
Resolute obedience
Through the years.
Oh sure, there were slip-ups.
But tears and repentance
Worked their work.
Now the enemies
Of righteousness and truth
Laugh at us.
.Make your Law and
Constancy seem small
And pathetic.
Proclaim our greatest hopes
As ridiculous.
We are as sheep
For the slaughter.
Our bellies lie in the dust.
Our faces covered.
Why this terrible reversal
Why Father?
Rise up, and show your
Name honourable.
Your strong right arm
Strong and swift.
To rescue the meek.
To regard holy fear.
Once more.
About this poem
There are times when God whom we have trusted seems distant, disinterested, even hostile. We bawl and protest. But eventually we return to His promises. We search Him out more intently. Greater intimacy comes with the deliverance. Psalm 107 is another good read in this vein.
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Written on May 27, 2023
Submitted by dougb.19255 on May 27, 2023
Modified by dougb.19255 on May 27, 2023
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