A Prayer for Those Who Wonder Where God Is

My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me continually, “Where is your God?”    

(Psalm 42:3) 

“Where can I go from your spirit?    Where can I flee from your presence?”    (Psalm 139:7)

A Prayer for Those Who Wonder Where God Is

O God from whom no one can hide,

  no one can flee from your presence,

    no one can escape your loving attention:

Today I pray for those who wonder where you are.

   

The ones who feel all alone. Because nobody notices their suffering;
The ones who think you have betrayed them with the death of a loved one;
The ones who cry out with heart-rending anguish every day, but they cannot hear you answer them;
The ones who have done all the right things, but still bad things happen to them;
The ones who want to know why you have let them be ravaged by sickness.

Today I pray for those who wonder where you are.

Communicate your presence to them.Let them know that you are with them. Always. Let them know that you are for them. Always. Awaken their hearts with glimpses of your kindness.

Today I pray for those who wonder where you are.

As they awaken in the morning, give them hope. As they go to bed in the evening, let them look back on the day and see evidence of your goodness. Give them reasons to thank you for your love.

Today I pray for those who wonder where you are.

I offer myself as an instrument by which your presence can be made known. Help me to be an expression of your love. Help me to be a means by they will experience your grace. Help me to manifest your kindness.

Today I pray for those who wonder where you are.