Oh God be God

This is one of my older poems but appropriate to a conversation today on Facebook.

Oh God, be God

When You listen to my prayers, Lord, do You wish I’d ask for more?
Do I plead with You for crumbs, when You have got a feast in store?
Do I simply scratch the surface of Your measureless provision?
Oh my God, don’t act according to my earthly, finite vision.

When You hear my struggling prayers, Lord, do You open wide the door?
Are You glad I knocked upon it just to get to know You more?
Do You thrill to hear my voice, Lord, do you wish that I’d stay longer?
For You know that every moment spent with You will make me stronger.

Am I satisfied too easily?  Should I be pushing through-
My misguided, human wisdom for a bolder walk with You?
Have I put You in a box, God, have I somehow made You small?
Am I limiting Your power till You’re not God at all?

Oh today my cry is urgent, “Act according to Your might”
And I’ll wait in expectation of Your answer to my plight .
Translate all my feeble murmurs into fervent, faith filled praying
Holy Spirit take my groans, my sighs, make sense of what I’m saying.

Oh God, be God, fill me with awe and faith for what I’m asking for
Transform my prayer time, let me see the vastness of Your Sovereignty.
Creator, Healer, Saviour, King, the one to whom my prayers I bring;
Oh act according to your nature - who You are and what You do,
Act in mighty, boundless power - to Your character be true -

God who parted seas, who holds the universe in place
God who raised the dead and scattered all the stars in space
Make me bold in what I pray, and see beyond the words I say
Though my faith is weak and frail
May Your will, My God prevail.


Karen Holmes 2007