Prayer for today

Today I pray for Numbers. Reading in the book of Numbers there are so many calculations and commands which direct worship, direction and community. They would move only when directed and how they were directed. Each tribe gave the same despite their difference in size. Many times we are told God spoke to Moses or God commanded Moses.

We seek freedom in worship. It is so easy to desire worship which pleases us often without thinking if it is pleasing to God. We divide over worship. Help Your people come together in worship that pleases You.

The screaming still surrounds and sounds like a symphonic dirge. I know You hear their cries and count their tears. Can we count Your tears? We cannot understand the depth of Your pain because it would kill us. For a mere second I felt a small part of Your pain and it was a crushing load I still look back on. At times I can hear the screams and even the more horrific cries of defiance.

I praise You, God:

When the screams are hard to hear

When cries of defiance crush my soul

When my heart is heavy and crushed

When I hurt in my body and my soul