Thought for the week Ninth Sunday after Trinity

In the wilderness of our longing
Good and generous God,
here we are again,
still stumbling
in the deep of our anxieties,
still shaking
in the face of life’s tragedies,
still doubting
in the midst of our uncertainties….
And, yes, here we are again,
still hoping
to know you as the peace
that surpasses understanding.
For you are
the seed of hope
sewn
in the wilderness of our longing.
Mark Burrows