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How Long?
How long? How long?
The cry echoes through the centuries.
Looking up at the countless stars,
waiting for the promised child,
a father waits for the birth of a nation.
He listens, misunderstands, makes mistakes, starts over again.
Impatience maps a trail
of wrong turns and redemptions
Deception repeatedly dividing brothers
as jealousy and fear sells family into slavery
Summoned to sit with kings
and growing as memories fade
Until the nation wins its freedom from oppression
only to wander the endless desert
and enter a promised land
where so rarely there is peace.
Looking up at a distant star,
waiting for the promised child,
whose death and resurrection whisper rebirth.
We listen, misunderstand, make mistakes, can start over again.
Written By Tracy Ingham
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About this Plan
Presence Plan is a collection of chapters taken from the free app with the purpose of creating space. A relaxing, mindful experience leading us in reflection & prayer. Music, film and poetry inspired from scripture throughout the plan weaves a journey that gives us time out, a sense of peace and an opportunity to experience God’s presence.
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