The Hovering

"Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters." Genesis 1:2 (NIV)

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I thought You only came once things were already in order.

I believed I had to fix the chaos myself before I could expect You to show up in it.

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But You were already hovering before there was light to hover over.

You were present over the formless and the empty long before either became something beautiful.

So You are here now, over whatever in me is still without form, still dark, still waiting to be spoken into shape.

I called my mess disqualifying.

It was simply the waters You were already hovering over, waiting for the word.

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Forgive me for believing my chaos was a reason for Your absence.

You do not wait for order to arrive.

You hover over the deep, and then You speak, and there is light.

Spirit who hovers, do not wait for my order before You move. Move now, over what is still formless in me.

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A Prayer of Thanksgiving

Thank You, Holy Spirit, for hovering over my chaos before I ever asked You to.

Thank You for not requiring order before Your presence.

Speak into what is still formless in me. Amen.

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