Dear Lord

The times when I most need to go to you in prayer

Are the times when I’m least likely to

You could make sense of the mixed up confusion that I live with

If only I called.

Dear Lord,

Dear Lord.

The times when I struggle to understand this crazy world we live in

These are the times when I need to speak to you

But so often

My mind broods

My minds broods.

Dear Lord,

Dear Lord.

Storm clouds in a summer sky

A turbulent sea in a troubled night

My little boat gets tossed about

You are sanctuary in a weary land

This I believe.

Dear Lord

Dear Lord.

The times when I most need to speak to you Jesus

I will struggle with negative voices.

But I will stand and do my best

I walk along life’s highway

I hold out my hand

Please guide me on

long to walk closer to you.

Dear God

Dear God.

Frank Bangay

Written one overcast day in August 2004