In and out of doors people came and went. Passing through the metal detector to get into lines and sit in various rooms where wordly justice was to be dispensed. Entering the courthouse I could feel a foreboding heaviness wanting to crush me. The mood all around was unsettling; anger, fear, anxiousness, animosity, hopelessness and so many other dark things. A couple times I could feel my stomach lurch and my mouth began to water as though I was to be sick. Closing my eyes I prayed and the nausea lifted from me.
I sat a while trying to understand how I was meant to be a light in this darkest of places. It didn’t take long to realize I was here to observe the desperation of a people unaware of hope. I was here to pray in a place where much prayer was needed. A song began to play in my spirit.
Oh you bring hope to the hopeless
And light to those in the darkness
And death to life
Now I’m alive
Oh You give peace to the restless
And joy to homes that are broken
I see You now
In You I’m found
And You opened the door for me
And you laid down
Your life to set me free
All that I am will serve You Lord
And You opened my eyes to see
All the wonder and awe of Christ in me
Jesus You’re everything I need
Oh you fill those who are empty
And rescue those in the valley
And through it all You calm my soul
Oh you find me in my weakness
And heal the wounds of my heartache
I worship You in spirit and truth
All honor
All glory
All praise to You *
Matt 5:16 (MSG) Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand–shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.
* Lyrics by Hillsong United, Oh You Bring