Psalm
137:4
How
shall we sign the Lord's song in a strange land?
College
was a foreign land for Diane. Even after three years, she felt alienated and
alone. Her values just didn't mesh with the values of the people she went to
class with. Sometimes she wondered why she even bothered having morals, with
all the immorality rampant on campus. She was thankful that she was a
Christian, but there were times when even that was small consolation. God was
hard to find in a strange place that obviously didn't know Him very well. Face
it, Jesus Christ was not big man on campus. It was hard, but down deep inside
Diane knew things would get better. She just hoped it would be soon.
It
is hard to be in a strange land. That is what we become when we ask Christ into
our lives. He transforms us into Kingdom people while we are yet in our earthly
existence. What that does is make us homesick for the one true home above.
Thankfully, God is ever with His children, and He will hear our cries. In our
times of silence we will hear His song, and we will be able to sing forth
ourselves, no matter how strange the land.
Prayer:
Lord, hear my prayers. Let me know that I am not alone; that You are truly
close to me. When I feel most lonesome, fill me with Your presence. Amen
