Bless the Lord
O my soul....
Bless the Lord
O my soul...
Who forgives
all your iniquity,
Who heals all
your diseases,
Who redeems your life
from the Pit.
[Psalms 103:1-4]
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"I'm hurtin', Lord.
Can You FIX it?"
"Fix what,
My child."
"EVERYTHING!
(Kvetchy look.)
THAT'S what!"
[NOD.]
"Heck; I've got
some high cholesterol,
backaches,
as well as acid reflux.....
of my heart, Lord."
[LOVING GAZE.]
"I went out, and bought a big
bottle of FISH oil pills....
(Grimmace!)
...like my doc TOLD me to do,
Lord!"
[NOD.]
"Go on,
sweet one."
"HUH?
(Shake head in confusion.)
Well.....I bought the ones
which looked the BIGGEST,
to me!
Ya KNOW?
(Puzzled squint.)
The problem is.... they're
so BIG, I can't even
SWALLOW'em!
ECH!"
[CALM NOD.]
[STARE OFF, FOR A MOMENT,
AT THE NEW PRESIDENTIAL-ELECT
BEING WELCOMED INTO THE
WHITE HOUSE OVAL OFFICE.]
"Hey.....LORD!"
I'M over HERE!"
"I see you,
My child."
"WELL?"
[SILENCE.]
"Aw, come on!
You do it, for
EVERYBODY ELSE!"
"Who AM I,
child?"
"Well......it says right HERE,
the One Who Moves
MOUNTAINS!"
[SMILE.]
"Where, child?"
"Well......YOU ought'a
KNOW! You WROTE
it!"
[PATIENT NOD.]
"Read It,
to Me,
little one."
"Eh.........
For truly,
I say to you,
if you have the
faith of a mustard seed,
you will say to this
mountain, Move......
and it will move..
[Matthew 17:20-21]
WELL?"
[NOD.]
"Well, they said You'd
MOVE it!"
"Who, child?"
"Eh....You know."
[SMILE.]
"I'm listening."
"Well.....You know.
(Long pause.)
You know.........
JESUS!"
[SILENCE.]
"SEE?
(Smile!)
I used to have trouble
saying His NAME!"
[PATIENT NOD.]
"SO?
What about it?
Can Ya start with this
acid stuff that keeps
comin' up.....in my
HEART?"
"I already have
started, My child."
"HOW?"
"You just said
My Name."
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Hear my cry,
O God,
listen to my prayer;
from the end of the earth
I call to Thee,
when my heart
is faint.
[Psalms 61:1]
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