Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Seek


"And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart."
Jeremiah 29:13

She calls herself a seeker,
and it pierces my heart.
For the familiar word has,
for many weeks now,
become confusing
as only words taken for granted
sometimes can.

It has haunted me -"seek."
How do I seek You Lord -
And how with my whole heart?

Will I find You in Your word,
Or in time spent in prayer?
Will I see You in creation,
or the faces that I pass?

I hear the words in worship,
"Here in Your presence,
I will seek Your face."*
And I long to see You,
To hear Your voice
and feel Your touch.

How will I seek You, Lord?


*"Here In Your Presence" Dennis Jernigan


This is my post for Emily's Imperfect Prose.




Blessings,
Linda
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18 comments:

  1. LauraSeptember 1, 2010 at 10:01 PM

    Thank you for sending me there, Linda. What a wonderful gift to hear Ann's voice speak on such a heart-topic!

    How are you? I'm behind on life again :) And laundry. But I'm catching up with you tonight...

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2010 at 10:09 PM

    lovely words.

    almost ready for casey to return to school on the 7th. the summer went by so fast.

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  3. emily wierengaSeptember 2, 2010 at 12:22 AM

    i long for this, too... linda, i long, and i cling to this: "you will find me, when you seek me with your whole heart..." and i find him here, in your post... thank you, friend, for this beautiful ode to our father. love you.

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  4. GlynnSeptember 2, 2010 at 5:07 AM

    This was beautiful, Linda. And a beautiful way to start my morning.

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  5. Brian MillerSeptember 2, 2010 at 5:21 AM

    wonderful verse...i tend to seek him in the woods...away from it all...or on the back deck early in the morning...nice.

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  6. Carrie BurttSeptember 2, 2010 at 8:51 AM

    Your beautiful words ring true...such a lovely poem. :-)

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  7. DawnSeptember 2, 2010 at 9:20 AM

    Beautiful. As usual.

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  8. grammySeptember 2, 2010 at 10:13 AM

    I like that (o:
    the older we get...We still need to seek rather than sit in the rocker and act like we are already there (o:

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2010 at 10:29 AM

    time passing fast...at warp speed.
    yes.

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  10. keLiSeptember 2, 2010 at 10:56 AM

    a word taken for granted much, yes.

    your words are so true -- and i loved the link, as well.

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  11. MistySeptember 2, 2010 at 11:56 AM

    i love the juxtaposition of that brassy everyday word of seeker w/ what it really means to seek him. i probably don't seek him enough but i'm so glad he has found me!

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  12. SandySeptember 2, 2010 at 12:59 PM

    No one really seeks the Lord enough.
    Thankfully He still comes to us and
    draws us to seek Him even more.
    Beautiful words.
    Love,
    Sandy

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  13. TeenaSeptember 2, 2010 at 2:27 PM

    hi... Linda. I am here. wonderful words. I loved hearing Ann's voice too....

    plus think it is amazing the traveling you did.

    awesome.

    hugs,
    Teena

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  14. debSeptember 2, 2010 at 3:14 PM

    your heart is so tender.
    I think it is good to always yearn, always wonder and strive.
    We can never stop learning . I can't anyway , Linda. I feel I'm so far behind always.

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  15. RachelSeptember 2, 2010 at 4:11 PM

    To seek his face and to know Him how wonderful! I read your comment on emily's post as well and it was helpful,thank you.

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  16. B. MeanderingSeptember 2, 2010 at 8:56 PM

    Thank you Linda for sharing all this with us. Beautiful.

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  17. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2010 at 10:26 PM

    yes yes how to seek him
    just plainly lovely

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  18. MaxineSeptember 2, 2010 at 11:15 PM

    That is lovely and touching, Linda. Great words for that verse. I hope and pray that I never stop seeking Him.

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