I Believe In the Power of Prayer
In 1969 Joseph Byly wrote a little book called “Psalms of My Life”.
The following poem is from that book. Regardless of burdens, concerns and responsibilities you’re facing, I hope this encourages you as it still does me, after all these years.
It’s entitled “A Psalm While Packing Books.”
This cardboard box, Lord, see it says
Bursting limit 100 lbs. per square inch.
The box maker knew how much strain
the box would take what weight would crush it.
You are wiser than the box maker
maker of my spirit, my mind, my body.
Does the box know when pressure increases close to the limit?
No
It knows nothing.
But I know when my breaking point is near.
And so I pray, Maker of my soul
Determiner of the pressure within, upon me
Stop it lest I be broken
Or else change the pressure rating
of this fragile container of your grace
so that I may bear more.
The following poem is from that book. Regardless of burdens, concerns and responsibilities you’re facing, I hope this encourages you as it still does me, after all these years.
It’s entitled “A Psalm While Packing Books.”
This cardboard box, Lord, see it says
Bursting limit 100 lbs. per square inch.
The box maker knew how much strain
the box would take what weight would crush it.
You are wiser than the box maker
maker of my spirit, my mind, my body.
Does the box know when pressure increases close to the limit?
No
It knows nothing.
But I know when my breaking point is near.
And so I pray, Maker of my soul
Determiner of the pressure within, upon me
Stop it lest I be broken
Or else change the pressure rating
of this fragile container of your grace
so that I may bear more.
