# Living Psalm 51:1-10_Davies Faith (Formation Sunday)

Listen, God,
I didn’t know until I knew.
And when I Knew, God, I Knew You.
 
Wash me up so I stay humble.
Scrub me of my ego and obsessions.
Brush me off the anxiety and anger.
Teach me your ways.
 
I remember, God, when I didn’t know,
The easy platitudes I’d reach for instead:
“everything happens for a reason,”
“another angel needed,”
“this, too, shall pass,”
“if you want it enough, you can make it happen…”
 
And I know, now, how simplicity doesn’t leave enough room for Your complexity.
How you are bigger than empty phrases, where meaning got sucked out,
And Faith is Formed in questions and challenge and the places where we’re broken open.
 
Holy one, when I haven’t paused enough with You before I speak,
It’s easy to reach for the well worn phrases,
But God, forgive me, and teach me.
 
Help me hear the impact of my words on others, on me, and on the world.
Hold us to a higher standard that leaves room for the Both/And/Beyond,
 
For I know that where my broken places emerge, there, too, is where you Live in me.
Where my messy bits spill and kid stuff shines and joy breaks forth, there You are.
Where my truth in my whole self is present, where I am Known and Loved and Called, there you are.
 
Help me, God, be the fullest version of ME that you’ve created,
And live in an authentic way of being and teaching and praying.
Pour your hope and faith before me, that I might know myself, and know You.