Prayer for A Pastor’s Voice
O, Wakan Tanka, hear our cry...
From life below, our pleadings fly.
Shrouded in mystery, it’s Your choice
To speak your power through Susan’s voice:
It matters little if strong or weak,
Just that Your will is hers to speak.
We’re grateful for her gentle heart,
Passion-driven to do its part
As tireless shepherd of those sheep….
This local pasture seeks to keep.
We thank You for her agile mind,
O’er many paths the Truth to find,
Such that her stories so compelling
Contrive to draw You near, indwelling.
Our love for Sue is pale reflection
Of Your unfathomable affection,
Still, all we have is in this prayer,
Reminding her that You are there
In every utterance of tongue
She makes for You, O Holy One.
So, please release the stiffened cord
That messages from You afford...
We pray that Christ, in mercy, kissed her:
Loosing the voice of our Dear Sister.
That in Your endless Love and Power
You’ve answered both her prayer and ours…
It never fails,
It’s the only one:
Creator, we pray Your will be done.
Written for Sue and HUMC
By The Q.O.E.
2/4/2022