The Trinity: a prayer

Yesterday morning I was meditating on the roles of the Godhead and the Lord gave me this prayer:
Holy Spirit lead me and guide me into all truth. Teach me about Jesus, give me understanding in my heart of what He has accomplished in me. Enable me to be a bold witness to a lost and hungry and dying world as you convict, comfort and encourage me.

Jesus, you are the friend who sticks closer than a brother. You were the exact representation of the Father on the earth. You came to show me the love of the Father by your sacrificial death on the cross. You live forever to intercede on my behalf; you are the advocate with the Father. When I see you, I see the Father. You give me access to the Father. You preach good news to my poor soul; give sight to my blind eyes and set my captive heart free. You are preparing a place for me in our Father's house

Father God, creator, source of all life, source of my life. You were the one waiting to embrace me, the prodigal, when I returned home from my riotous living. You were the one who looked for me from afar. Your love for me is so great that you gave the very best you had to assure to me and the whole world that your love is true. You are my provider; my healer, you hold me in your arms close to your chest that I may hear your very heartbeat. You are love itself.
I welcome you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit into my life.

 Amen

Hidden With Christ

I haven't written on my blog in awhile because I often think, what is the use? I mean, does anyone even care what I have to say? Perhaps this is some other way of saying I have just been lazy. In either case I am compelled to write today so here goes...

I recently read about a thing called the "Ecclesiastes experience". It looks something like this: "Nothing makes sense; nothing really works, everything seems pointless (like making yet another post on a blog)." This is a very real thing that we all come to every now and again in our lives. Dr. Larry Crabb says the result of this experience often divides people into two groups:
Group 1:"... become experts who end up teaching others how to live
Group 2: "Struggle through their worst nightmares, lose all confidence in themselves and emerge with a humility and openness to truth that draws honest people to them." These are the ones who come through brokenness without becoming cynical and bitter.
Henri Nouwen says that "God is most available to us in the weak and mystery shrouded areas of our lives." I like that. I have learned in my life (and I am still learning this) that I do not have all the answers. I do know that my life is hid with Christ in God. It is in that hidden place that I often run to and find the comforter of my soul even in times of darkness and weakness and mystery.