Answers to prayer

Waiting for an Answer

/ Greg Asimakoupoulos
This poem was written for a friend diagnosed with cancer

Lord, You alone have the answer
to the questions cancer poses in my life.
Please show me what You have in mind.
Remind me that Your plans are kind,
that I can trust a God I cannot see.

Free me from kidnapping fear
that stalks my faith when no one’s near,
that leaves me having robbed me
of my will to battle on.

Won’t You hear my prayer
and dry my eyes?
Surprise my heart with hope
that’s grounded in Your character
and in what I know is true.

A hope that’s based on
what You’ve done
and what You yet will do.

Waiting for God

/ Greg Asimakoupoulos
The poet in a pose of contemplation

We say a prayer and then we wait
for how God will respond
convinced that He will answer in due time.
The waiting is the hardest part
when those we love need help,
when complex reasons mean their lives don’t rhyme.

Sometimes the Good Lord gives “thumbs up.”
Sometimes He answers “no!”
But often we must just anticipate
how He will choose to bring about
the outcome He deems best.
And in the meantime, we are called to wait.

Yes, prayer requires having faith.
It’s not a rabbit’s foot.
When we call out to God, we trust His plan.
We’re confident that He’ll respond
(not knowing when or how).
And so, we hold His strong (yet tender) hand.

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