Praying With Doubt

Oct 6

Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church from the book of Habakkuk:

THE ORACLE THAT HABAKKUK THE PROPHET

received in a vision. 2 “How long, Yhwh, am I to cry for help

while you do not listen?

How long will I cry ‘Oppression!’ in your ear

and you do not save? 3 Why do you make me look upon injustice?

Why do you countenance tyranny?

Outrage and violence—this is all I see!

All is contention, and discord flourishes. 4 The law loses its hold,

and justice never shows itself. The corrupt triumph over those who are righteous,

and justice is perverted once again.”

“I will stand on my watchtower,

and take up my post on my battlements,

watching to see what God will say to me,

what answers God will make to my complaints.” 2 Then YHWH replied, “Write down this vision,

inscribe it legibly on tablets

so that a herald can easily read it, 3 since this vision will stand as a witness

to the appointed time of judgment;

it gives faithful testimony

about a time that will come. If it is slow in coming, wait for it—

for come it will, without fail: 4 “Look—those whose hearts are corrupt

will faint with exhaustion,

while those who steadfastly uphold justice

will live.”

This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God

Will Forsythe

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