“Come to my help, O God; Lord, hurry to my rescue.” Psalm 70:1
MEDITATION
I CANNOT DO THIS ALONE
O God, early in the morning I cry to you.
Help me to pray
And to concentrate my thoughts on you;
I cannot do this alone.
In me there is darkness,
But with you there is light;
I am lonely, but you do not leave me;
I am feeble in heart, but with you there is help;
I am restless, but with you there is peace.
In me there is bitterness, but with you there is patience;
I do not understand your ways,
But you know the way for me. . . .
Restore me to liberty,
And enable me to live now
That I may answer before you and before men.
Lord, whatever this day may bring,
Your name be praised.
Amen.
—Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Germany/1906–1945)
“No one is strong in his own strength, but he is safe by the grace and mercy of God.”
—Cyprian (Tunisia/d. 258)