How long, Lord?

 How long

will the people refuse to listen

to your prophets?

The ones who speak

what they hear

your Spirit saying.

The words get

lost

in the information overload

that marks the modern world

in all its flaws.

We are too busy

to wait on You,

to read Your Word,

to sit in silence,

and rest in Your presence.

We are torn

a hundred ways,

and none of them

is towards You.

You wait patiently,

and speak to each generation,

and some hear

and follow,

and are criticized for doing too much.

How can we live

if we do not pray?

How can we pray

unless we believe You hear us?

How can we be

assured of Your answer,

when we are unsure

of the question?

Help us Lord, in this time of confusion.

When will Your glory be seen?

How long, Lord?