My Lord knows ...

My Lord - Jesus
He the one I still cling
in the midst of every failure
every painful,
exasperating moment
every struggle to understand
to my very core

My Lord - Jesus
He knows me
and just what I need
and He
He will provide
He will enable
He will deliver
He will bless
He will restore
He will comfort
He will rescue
He will be with me

My Lord - Jesus
He knows me
He knows just what I need

I do not doubt Him
or His word
It is man's word and action
which I collide

Show me the way, Lord Jesus
Lead me through the tunnels of despair
Guide me
Take away that which I do not need
Help me to know what I am to know
and to learn what I am to learn

Help me to stay ever focused on You
Help me to be Your loving servant
for another - for him or for her ... here or there, near or far
Help me to help them through You
I pray in Your holy name, my Lord, my Jesus.
Amen.

(c) Cathy Orrick Luders
Nov. 26, 2018

"Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; ... and lead me in the way everlasting." - Psalm 139:23-24

"the enemy (within me) has persecuted my soul; ... my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is distressed."  - Psalm 143:3-4