Psalm 84 in my words

"My soul yearns, even faints
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God."
So cried the psalmist in Psalm 84
And I too, this morning cry out to you
yearning dearly for your presence.

"Blessed are those who dwell in your house,
they are ever praising you, the psalmist further said
I too long to dwell in Your presence
day and night
praising and praying to my heart content
Blessed we become when our strength is in You
and our hearts are set on pilgrimage towards You
And we go from strength to strength
till we appear before You in heaven

Hear my prayer, O Lord God Almighty
Listen to my plea, and come to my rescue
Better is one day in Your presence
than thousand days elsewhere;
I'd rather be seated at Your feet
learning of You and delighting in Your presence
than seated on high places parading my worthyness

You have been my sun and the shield
You have bestowed favor and kindness on me
No good thing have You withheld from me
No time have You left me abandoned.

I would praise You with all my heart
And with all my strength I would love You
Help me to keep me love You till the end
And see that my lips praise You till my last breath.

Come to Our Rescue, Lord

Once again we are standing at the edge of the cliff, Lord
Waiting for You to come and rescue us.
It's the same old, same old cycle
Anxiety sets in, what if's? keep us awake at night
We pray, plead and await in faith
For we know no other way.

And, then You show up as always
Not surprisingly at the very last moment
When all around looks so bleak
And hope is almost threatening to pull away.
It's at that time, You choose to step in
Not anytime earlier or a day later
Maybe it's Your amusing way of parenting
Teaching us to trust You all the way.

I've yet to see a time You've failed to show up
No, never have You done that
For it's not Your style, nor Your character.
Delays-maybe. No's at times
But everytime, You've proven to be trusted
Our road back in the review mirror does tell us so.

So, here we are Lord, waiting for You to show up
Help us and lead us, for we seek no other help
Yours is the best and the very best for us
Heed to our heart cry and hear our sighs and pleas
Come to our aid, Sovereign Lord
Come to rescue us and bless us grow and prosper in our work.