Why are my thoughts so far from You?
I want to draw near,
to sit in Your presence,
To be close to You.
Yet my mind wanders
To useless thoughts.
It focuses on the wrongs—
unseemly things,
Ungodly things.
The world’s injustice screams for attention.
I see the problems of others,
The sins that make us ashamed.
I see brother against brother,
Sister fighting sister.
My heart hurts.
The brokenness envelops me.
My soul longs for more.
I am dry and thirsty,
Wandering in a barren land.
Why are my thoughts so far from You?
I long to dwell in Your presence.
Draw me close again.
I want to sit at Your feet,
To rest in Your arms.
Silence the chaos.
Close the void.
Heal the hurts,
Remove the brokenness,
Restore us to You.
We are surrounded by sin.
Darkness has become our companion.
The people live in a dark land.
Where there is no hope.
They are blind to You.
I know in Whom my hope is found,
But I can’t close out the noise
To listen for Your voice.
How do I cross the distance?
I long to be with You.
God, I need You to help me.
Lead me on the path of righteousness,
for Your name’s sake and not my own—
not to live in a prideful land of plenty,
But to live with more than enough of You.
Break down the walls,
The lines that separate us.
Help me when I lose my way.
Light the path before me.
Father, bring me home again.
Remove from my eyes the beams—
The pride that impairs my vision.
Eyes clouded by self-righteousness,
Blind to my faults and shame.
Let me look at others with new eyes.
Unveil the lies told in Your name.
They say good is evil, and evil is good.
They make sweet things bitter,
And call bitterness sweet.
Let me be more like Jesus.
Lord, save our souls.
Let us see Your glory.
Shine through the noise.
Illuminate the darkness.
Light the path for us all.
Let me live a life that’s worthy of Your calling.
When I am weary, give me rest.
You are my strength when I am weak.
Calm my mind and comfort my spirit.
Lord, ease my grief.
I am longing for a distant land,
One that flows with milk and honey,
With Your Word on my lips.
I am longing to draw from the well
Of living water that never runs dry.
You said, “If I be lifted high,
I will draw all men unto Me.“
Lord, we lift Your name.
Draw us near.
Wrap Your arms around us.
Why are my thoughts so far from You?
You alone are God.
Stop me from wandering.
Lead me home.
Close the distance.