Echoes - Psalm 130 adapted

Day's End - A Cobb's Hill Sunset

~ Psalm 130 adapted ~

for personal praise and prayer

by JoMae

8/19/22

Out of the depths I cry to you, YHWH;

  my Sovereign, please hear my voice.

May your ears be attentive

to my supplication.

If you, O YHWH, kept a record of sins,

Dear Redeemer, who could stand?

But with you there is forgiveness,

so we can reverently serve you.

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I wait for YHWH, my whole being waits;

in Godde's Word I put my trust.

I wait for Wisdom more than

sentinels long for the dawn

Dear ones, put your hope in Christ;

Living Word, Promised Messiah

in whom is unfailing love and

with whom is full redemption

for Jesus the Christ

redeems us from all iniquity

THANKS BE TO GODDE!

Echoes ~ OT passages inspire NT conversation with Godde

              (OT a template for NT prayerful contemplation)

                   

Prayer Portal

San Francisco Evening Sky - photo: Nancy Spoelhof

~ Prayer Portal  ~

a template for entering prayer with praise

Spirit of Godde, Christ present in my soul

your love, omnipotent - greatly to be praised

your ways are mystery, beyond all understanding

your name, above all names, creator, parent of us all

in you Beloved One, we place our trust, our only hope

for we are your beloved children breathed into being by

your own breath of life, born to serve, to honor, to obey

born blessed to bless our neighbors far away and near

In your sovereign name we come dear Jesus with

hearts bent low, aware of sins and shortcomings

seeking to be led home into the arms of Godde

please hear our prayers of thanks and praise

laments and joys; sorrows and confessions

for we often stray too far from you instead 

of staying near to hear your dear voice

see your light and wisdom, and be

guided by your teaching and 

example of loving mercy 

and perfect justice

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to be followed by:

A time for praise and thanksgiving….

A time for lament and confession…

A time for petitions, for please....

A time for simply listening...

to Godde enthroned above the skies

JoMae

10/3/21

Echo Prayer

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 ~ Praise for Provision and Protection ~

with gratitude for provision of our daily needs

 and protection against evil and temptation

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Beloved Parent in the Heavens

Holy is your majestic name

may your reign come

your will be done

on earth  as it

is in heaven

Please grant us our daily bread

and forgive our trespasses - as we

must forgive those who sin against us

lead us not into temptation we pray

rather, deliver us from evil for

yours is the whole realm,

all power and all glory

forever and ever

Amen

My echo of The Lord’s Prayer for today - JoMae

        2/15/21

Echo of Psalm 18:1-19

Echoing the Psalms - 

Sometimes when I read a psalm, I hear it as a prayer and adapt it just enough to be my own - building on the scaffold of the ancient language. So most of these words are straight from the NIV, yet personalized for today's voice in echo of David’s. Enjoy!

~ Love Song of Psalm 18 ~

echoed by JoMae

My Godde is my rock, in whom I take refuge,

my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

I called to my Redeemer, who is worthy of praise,

and I have been saved from deep distress.

The cords of death entangled me

the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me

the cords of the grave coiled around me

the snares of death confronted me

In my distress I called to my Redeemer;

I cried out to my Godde for help.

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I love you, O Jehovah, my strength

you are my rock, my fortress, my deliverer

please accept my prayer of thanksgiving

even before I was able to ask, O Godde,

from your eternal throne you heard my voice

my cry came before you, into your ears

I knew of your covenant

had long lived in your love

remembering your faithfulness

trusting your grace, I found peace

your Presence held me through

death’s upheaval and the turmoil of grief

to prevent my falling into the pit of despair

your presence in the chaos saved my life

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while the earth trembled and quaked

the foundations of the mountains shook

they trembled as when you are angry

smoke rose from your nostrils

consuming fire from your mouth

burning coals blazed forth

parting the heavens

you descended, dark clouds under foot,

then mounted the cherubim and flew

soaring on the wings of the wind

you made darkness your covering

your canopy around you --

the dark rain clouds of the sky

out of the brightness of your

Presence, clouds advanced with 

hailstones --  and bolts of lightning

You O Godde, thundered from heaven

your Most High Voice resounding, you

shot your arrows, scattering the enemy --

with great bolts of lightning you routed them

the valleys of the sea were exposed, the

foundations of the earth laid bare at

 your sovereign rebuke - at the blast

of breath from your nostrils

you reached down from on high 

took hold of me and drew

me out of deep waters

you rescued me from my powerful enemy

from loss, too strong - confronting me 

in the day of my disaster, but you

O Godde were my support

you brought me out into a spacious place

rescued me because you delight in me

because of your great love for me

with a heart full of praise and gratitude,

~ Thank You ~

JoMae

12/3/20

David’s graphic description of Godde’s fierce anger battling on our behalf, echoes well the chaos felt after the trauma of sudden loss of one’s beloved - and the confused disorientation that ensues. Yet through the chaos, we are rescued. Saved because of our Redeemer's abundant love for us. Amazing Grace!

Rays of Hope

~ Rays of Hope ~

Godde, in your glory, please lighten this day

shine through the clouds in your own special way

a bright gray sky - with its promise of hope

looks ready to burst right through the

fray of life’s joy - now as astray

as the end of a rope

Dear Godde of all justice, in your love we

Trust

JoMae

11/18/20

This morning's praise prompted by Psalm 65  and a bright gray sky outside my window. - Enjoy!

Morning Prayer - Trust

~ Morning Prayer - Trust ~

Photo by Dan Spoelhof: View from a Rooftop

Our FatherMother Godde,

It is morning again. I wake rested and thankful, wondering what this day will bring. Our world, it seems, is spinning chaotically. Each day brings new concerns. I used to wake and wonder what new ideas would prompt my exploration for the day. Now I wake to see what new crisis is pending. Yet I believe you know the end from the beginning and will make all things work according to your design in due season.

Trusting your promises, we remember what has gone before. Please help us to rest in that trust; in your faithfulness to all generations, in your omnipotent, almighty and just love. Thank you for walking with us through these confusing, frightening times, dear Godde.

In Jesus' name,

Amen

 

JoMae 

10/3/20

Godde our Maker

~ Creator Godde ~

it is You who have made us, not we ourselves

You have molded us in Your likeness with

lives made to love, honor and respect 

You entered our lowly realm to model what

our lives should look like as images reflecting 

Your Holy Self, imperfect human mirrors of Divine 

~ Perfection ~

 oh how we have failed to show our love to

You, our Maker, Redeemer, Friend - how we

have failed to love our neighbors as ourselves

please Godde, make us see our blind shortcomings

make us value others as we do ourselves, guide

us to own respect and justice for all, to love as

~ Godde our Maker ~ 

JoMae

9/25/20

"Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture."  Ps 100:3 KJV 

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Psalm 100:3 as memorized in childhood, came to mind whiile listening to a message recently where the pastor asked Godde our Maker to make us...  My musing led to this small prayer.  Enjoy!

Wandering Prayers

~ El Shama ~ 

scattered clouds of thoughts and prayers drifting through

the heavens to the listening ear of the God who hears

~ Wandering Prayers ~

Sometimes I pray on pages

sometimes words wander in

the air as I ride out the quiet

and ponder mysteries of life

- old friends and new, while

savoring small insights and

wonder with grateful heart

about blessings faithfully

received  - and the gifts

I trust will be there as

needed once again.

Amen

JoMae

8/17/20

May this new week find for each of us some small gift to blossom and grow stronger with each day. Have a great week everyone!

Presence

~ Presence ~

Beloved Parent, Holy Godde

monarch,  comforter and friend

thanks for your sure presence in

this day. Please bless these hours

grant peace on fear along my way

may wisdom rule in all I do or say

thank you for sweet sunshine

after cold rain of yesterday

thank you for a morning 

pouring promise on

my prayer

JoMae

4/23/20

Yesterday

~Talking to the Page ~

Dear Paige, 
A few thoughts here on prayers and answers:

~ Yesterday ~

As if I’d had a huge desert

which stuffed my belly full of

sweet nostalgia - imaginations

and curiosity, indulged in visiting

what was and what will never be

until,  heart bursting, satisfied, I

shut the book - and with a sigh

of thanks close out the day

JoMae

8/3/20

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All my life I’ve walked with Godde - sometimes badly out of step and far behind, yet always aware of moving in the shadow of those divine parental wings. Always aware, yet too often, sadly without much of a care. Thankful prayers were lifted, (or were not) - life was good. 

And when snares or road blocks threatened, ardent prayers poured out - for others or myself. Godde was always there, even in the doubts, or wandering -  or when answers were not clear.  Often, looking back, I see answers that were there - tucked away for when the time was right.

Then there were the dramatic answers, almost puzzling in their clarity - along with those unsought and only known enough to remind me of the myriad of other times Godde’s hand must have kept me safe with out my even realizing it. For example, an accident I hadn’t seen coming yet was miraculously able to avoid. 

But a a few dramatic prayer moments in my life stand out. As once, between a rock and a hard place, desperate for an immediate solution, amazingly a heart was changed and we were spared an impossibly wrenching choice. Or, more frivolously, while looking for parking in a dark down pour I prayed guiltily for help before giving up and going home. Guiltily, because of bothering omnipotent Godde with such a mundane request. Yet as I dared lift that prayer, on one last turn around the block before turning back, a car pulled out directly in front of my coffee shop destination.

These examples are from 20, 30 years ago, but such remembered moments have always made me ponder. Was Godde, in answering the frivolous, reminding me not to be afraid to ask? And in the crisis showing me to trust?

And then there was yesterday.  A quiet wish, unspoken, unimportant in the scheme of life today, happened.  Unbeknownst to me, an old pastor friend was scheduled to preach online - a friend I’ve never heard, in spite of occasionally searching. A career of small churches whose messages were not recorded I suppose. I’d pretty much forgotten about it, when on Saturday evening, the name kept popping up in my mind until on a whim I searched and there was the announcement and link to a small church out west somewhere. What fun to watch and listen to that meaningful message yesterday. And to see that family again after many years. She blessed my heart and made my day! And I am so very thankful!

JoMae

8/3/20