By Melissa McLaughlin
Faith.
With sun scorched thirst
Bending over the rushing stream
My eyes light with joy
Knowing my feverishly parched soul will soon be satiated
I cup my hands
Carefully scooping every slosh
I gather with all the strength of my force
Every drop of You
But as I lift my hands
I cannot contain it
Living Water slipping out
Without my permission
Seeping out between the edges
My fingers grip tighter
Clenching to hold what’s left
My hands approach my lips
The Living Water cool and fresh
No polite little sips here
Gulping, gasping, swallowing, desperate
Sweeter than words
Dripping down my arms
Living Water, I need more
I believe, please flood my unbelief
With the fire of Your Spirit, Your Breath, Your Word
Help me oh, Lord
To be a better cup
To hold more of You, my soul be quenched
And to carry You well
For there are others who thirst
And need a cupful, too
Help me oh, Lord
Be a cup-bearer
A Christ-bearer
A faith-bearer
For nothing is done
Without
Faith.
Hebrews 11:6 NIV – And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
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Love it! 🙂
Thank you! It is something I pray for myself every day. Lord, please give me childlike faith, to believe You, not just believe “in” You, but believe you. The way I believed my dad when I was a young child. May He bless you with this, too!
Cool prayer! Amen!
Thank you for taking the time to read it. May God bless you with greater faith! No matter how much we have, we always need more!
Praise God!
Amen, my brother!
Your words are like a cool drink in a sweltering desert. Thanks for sharing this.
May God be praised! Thank you for taking a moment to stop by and send an encouraging word. What a blessing you are, Bruce! Lord, we invite you to keep stirring our hearts and minds for you!
I love the imagery of desperate, parched drinking from streams of living water. I’ve had moments of desperate drinking like that. Like I’d never be satisfied. I haven’t felt like that in worship in a while but maybe I’m just not as parched. Anyway, great work, Melissa.
Thank you, Chip, for taking the time to read the prayer poem. The desperation comes from low places, at least in my life. Though I don’t prefer to be in dark times, I do see that it makes me raw and running to Jesus for help. Praying for you and your work, whether in the mountains or the valley.
Very creative and inspiring.
Thank you for reading and commenting! May we be ever thirsty for the Living Water that is only found in Jesus!
Beautiful, Melissa! You stated these truths so well! Your words touched my heart today and captured by desires.
Thank you, Melinda, for pausing to read and join in my poem-prayer! One of my daily prayers for myself is that I would always have a renewed hunger and thirst for the Lord Jesus and that I would enjoy His presence like a cold cup of water to a thirsting soul. Holy Spirit, give us hearts and minds to seek you more and more! May you be refreshed in Him this day, dear sister!