This lyrical poem is a supposal, to steal the term from C.S. Lewis in the reference to the Chronicles of Narnia. It arose from my study of 1 and 2 Kings and biblical wilderness. It is a supposal conversation between Elijah and God. What if, instead of running and complaining, Elijah went to the wilderness to meet with the Lord? What would that look like?
I am waiting
Waiting in this wilderness
Waiting but wavering
Waiting.
I am straining
Straining in these silences
Straining to Know Your sufficiency
Straining.
When the questions of Eden
Ring too loudly in my ears
When You feel so absent
And Your goodness seems to disappear.
When surrender is the needed sacrifice
When the way looks so unclear
O, will You meet me?
Will You meet me here?
I am longing
Longing in this loneliness
Longing to move beyond
Longing.
I am praying
Praying all Your promises
Praying for Your providence
Praying.
When I'm driven to this barren place
When pain is ever near
When I fail to see You working
When the fiercest doubts appear
When surrender is the needed sacrifice
When the way looks so unclear
O, will you meet me?
Will you meet me here?
I am aching
I am yearning
I am clinging
Not forsaking
I am holding
I am hoping
I am finding
You are here.
When the questions of Eden
Ring too loudly in my ears
When You feel so absent
And Your goodness seems to disappear
When surrender is the needed sacrifice
When the way looks so unclear
You will meet me
O, You will meet me
You will meet me here.
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