Midweek: When Clouds Cover

Today's reprint is from K.J. Ramsey's The Book of Common Courage:

A sudden fog
fell on our future.
More than faith, we feel frightened.
More than fear,
we feel lost.

We lift up our eyes,
but we only see clouds.
Our bodies brace
for what may fall.
Nothing seems certain.
Fear lurks, tall.

Lord, these clouds conceal
You face, our faith.

When grace seems hidden
behind thick clouds,
give us the courage to trust they are filled
with needed rain.

Guide us
into the cloud
of our unknowing.

Spirit, stir us
to greet our grief
with compassion.

Christ, make us
willing to witness
our world as it is.

Father, help us
hear Your voice
guiding us through the fog.

And, Lord, we pray: 
may this disorientation 
be a door.

When we feel lost,
may we risk
being found.

Amen.

~ K.J. Ramsey, The Book of Common Courage