Voices from the Heart of God’s Inspired Word
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These 150 meditations are paraphrases of our common human experience and therefore a way of uniting our divisive world. We find three voices providing food for our journey. The Mortal voice speaks of loss, rejection, honesty, faithfulness, integrity, discovery, joy, and God's continuing presence in it all. The Mediator voice is at times teacher, then mentor, and often narrator. In a very inspiring way, the voice of God is a feminine voice, Mother (El Shaddai, the Hebrew breasted God; womb of our being). Take one meditation a day, in a quiet place, if possible. Chew and savor as nourishment for your mind and soul.
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of God’s Inspired Word
Allan Martling
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17. Mortal: Sovereign God, I thank You for listening to my plea for justice and paying attention to my cry for help, for these are honest prayers. I ask that You will judge in my favor because You are a just God. You know my heart. You have examined my thoughts, even in the deep of night, and found no evil desire in me. I live to be free from evil, seeking to obey Your commands, and choosing pathways free of violence; my longing, to walk in Your way and never stray from it. And so I lift my prayers to You, knowing that You answer them in your time and Your way. I thank You that You reveal Your saving love. I pray for Your continuing protection. Hide me as a mother hen hides her babies beneath her wings. At times like these, I feel surrounded by those who have no pity and speak with swagger and arrogance. I feel dragged down by their presence. They seem like predators waiting to tear me to pieces. Confront them, O God, with Your powerful will. Deliver me from the terror of their greed. Punish them in such a way that not only they, but their descendants, are severally harmed. I am grateful that I can look upon You in some special way this night, so I may know fairness and justice; faithfulness living in peace.
18. Mortal: Sovereign God, I love Your protecting power. You are my rock, my protector, and my strength. El Shaddai, You are my place of safety. You protect me like a strong wall. I call for help and find myself within Your home. Even when I fear death and the grave, You answer my cries for help. Even when the earth trembles and the foundations of the mountains shake and tremble, as though in Your anger; even when they erupt with flame, smoke, and flying debris, filling the sky with thick clouds; even then I am in Your presence. At times when the sky is a torrent of lightning and thunder or when the ocean heaves with a great tsunami, El Shaddai, You reach out and pull me from the deep waters. In such ways also I am saved from the threat of those who wish to harm me. You help me in times of danger as a sign of blessing. So I am grateful because You watch over the faithful and care for the humble and obedient who do not turn away from You. El Shaddai, You know when we have followed Your commands and when we have chosen not to do wrong. So we are rewarded in our faithfulness, rejoicing in our discipline to follow You. El Shaddai, You have covenanted to be our God, if we will covenant to be Your people. We are thankful that You keep Your Covenant when we are faithful and humble, when You give us strength in danger. We are grateful when we experience Your perfect acts, Your dependable words, Your safe love, and Your strong pathways. Your care of us is observed and known by others, for Your power has kept us safe, and we have never fallen. You give us strength for the challenges and battles of life. Because of Your powerful will, our problems sometimes become like dust that the wind blows away. People look to us for leadership because of the strength of our Covenant together. So I will praise You, my defender and my guide. I will proclaim Your greatness. You have protected me from violent folk. And so I praise You among the peoples and sing Your praises in all that I do. You give great power to those whom You have blessed to lead.
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