letters and lattes

I have been through the wilderness
And waited
I have heard the small, still voice
I have had its peace
Fill me
I have been pulled from the miry clay 
I have been in the fire
And I was not alone
I did not burn
I was not consumed 
I have been tempted
I have failed
And I have been redeemed 
Set free by grace
Set free by love 

I have been formed
A lump of clay
Molded, yielded
Shaped
With care
With intention
By the potter’s hand. 

So I can step out
Onto the water
With no fear of the waves
My eyes aren’t on the storms
My eyes are on You. 

References:

Exodus 16, Deuteronomy 29:5-6, Luke 15:4-7, Mark 1:2 / Psalm 27:14; 33:20; 40:1, Micah 7:7 / 1 Kings 19:11-13, Romans 15:13 / Psalm 40:20 / Isaiah 43, Daniel 3:16-30 / Mark 1:12, Luke 4:1-2 / Isaiah 40:28-31 / Galatians 3:13-14 / Ephesians 1:7; 2:8, Galatians 5:1, Romans 3:23-26 / Isaiah 64:8, Romans 9:21 (Isaiah 29:16; 45:9) / Mark 4:35-41 / Matthew 14:22-33

Author’s note:

“For the grateful man knows that God is good, not by hearsay but by experience. And that is what makes all the difference (p.33)” – Thomas Merton in Thoughts in Solitude.