Job 5:19 “He will deliver you from six troubles in seven no
evil shall touch you.”
Psalm 67
“May
God be gracious to us and bless us, and make his face to shine upon us, that
your way be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. Let the people
praise you, O God; let all people praise you! Let the nations be glad and sing
for joy for you judge the people with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
Let the nations be glad and sing for joy for you judge the people with equity
and guide the nations upon earth. Let the people praise you, O God; let all the
people praise you! The earth has yielded it increase; God, our God, shall bless
us. God shall bless us; let all the ends of the earth fear him.”
Today is different. I like today because
I sit hear interacting with the creator and his word. I am naked to his eyes
because he is not blinded by any of man’s tricks. He is aware of all.
Within my heart I hold a very dark
secret. A secret that for some can easily sense, but others are completely
unaware. I am uncomfortable in my own skin. The secret runs deeper than just
casual irritability. My discomfort drives me to desire a different city. A city
this secret entails is a city that captures the eyes by its tall buildings, it
people who have no time for frivolous conversations. It is a city that waits
for nobody. It is a city full of flair, upbeat, and is lost!
Lost – what is lost?
Lost is a word which describes that one, one being a noun, this one has
become unintentionally maybe intentionally fallen off the beaten track. It’s capability to know Jesus is
intangible. How can a lost city know Jesus in a more intimate level when so
many have never been on the trail let alone aware of the trail.
Chicago has stolen my love and I do
not know what to do. I care for the city genuinely. I even can look back, and
see it in my mom’s eyes, how a part of her still lies in the city.
For a moment, I unveil my secret,
but after this moment its gone. Will I find peace? Will God allow me the
strength to live in such a city which is such a chaotic mess, even though I am a mess? Or will I
live a life so far from a place that has captured my attention in the depth of my
heart, where secrets are kept alive?
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