Accepted as we are

Psalms 69:1-3

Psalm 69

Prayer for Deliverance from Persecution

To the leader: according to Lilies. Of David.

​Save me, O God,

for the waters have come up to my neck.

I sink in deep mire,

where there is no foothold;

I have come into deep waters,

and the flood sweeps over me.

I am weary with my crying;

my throat is parched.

My eyes grow dim

with waiting for my God.

Come as you are.

Bring what you have.

Not just  good news.

Not just the praise.

Not just the highs of the day.

But every cry and every want

and every complaint,

even despair.

These too are welcome

in God’s sight.

For God wants all of us,

the parts we reveal

and all that we hide,

the things we can live with 

and the things that we bury.

All of these- shaken, stirred, poured out and laid in plain view 

are not pretty to us

but precious to God.

God is big enough to take all of us

and love us even when we do not love ourselves.

Steadfast God who takes it all.

(A reflection written for Spill the Beans)