Context: Yesterday morning I prayed with words, then without, until I suddenly saw this little poem:
God has blocked my way so I cannot move. He has plunged my path into darkness (Job 19:8; NLT).
You have taken away my companions and loved ones. Darkness is my closest friend (Psalm 88:18; NLT).
I give you my darkness,
My weakness and sin –
That’s all I can offer, Lord:
Failure, within.
I give you my loneliness,
Sickness and fears –
That’s all I can offer, Lord:
Mourning and tears.
I give you my sorrow,
My anguish and shame –
That’s all I can offer, Lord:
Longing and pain.
I give you my suffering,
Body and blood,
My mind, heart and soul, Lord:
I give you my love.
I will give you my love (Song of Songs, 7:12; NLT).