I Believe in the Son

 

I believe in the Son. While reading Psalms today, I was reminded of this famous inscription, scratched on a cellar wall in the concentration camp of Cologne, during World War 2. The writer was a Jew who probably didn’t make it out alive, which makes the words even more powerful:

“I believe in the sun
even when it is not shining
And I believe in love,
even when there’s no one there.
And I believe in God,
even when He is silent.
I believe through any trial,
there is always a way
But sometimes in this suffering
and hopeless despair
My heart cries for shelter,
to know someone’s there
But a voice rises within me, saying hold on
my child, I’ll give you strength,
I’ll give you hope. Just stay a little while.
I believe in the sun
even when it is not shining
And I believe in love
even when there’s no one there
But I believe in God
even when he is silent
I believe through any trial
there is always a way.
May there someday be sunshine
May there someday be happiness
May there someday be love
May there someday be peace….”

Here’s what I read this morning, turned into a prayer:

 

I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart;

I will tell of your wonders.

The wicked will not prosper over me,

and I will not be forgotten by you because I am needy.

My hope in you, God, will not fail–

my hope will never die, even though I feel like survival is impossible.

Stand for me, Lord,

raise your right hand in victory.

Triumph over my enemies.

The wicked cannot hurt me

because you, O Lord, are my Deliverer.

You are the Ancient of Days,

the Creator and Savior, the King of Kings.

I believe in the Son and his love for me.

Nothing can stand against you.

In Jesus’ name, 

Amen.

(Psalm 9)