Let your kingdom come.

Here is a poem that intertwines the yearning for God's kingdom with the supporting scripture that fuels that hope.

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Let Your Kingdom Come

This world is beautiful, yet broken, Lord, A whispered promise waiting to be roared. We feel the ache for all that's yet to be, And so we pray,on bended knee: Let Your kingdom come.

"Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." —Matthew 6:10

Let it come not just in some distant age, But turn the sinner's and the saint's page. Let it come in me—my heart,my mind, Where pride and self are left behind. Let Your kingdom come.

"For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power." —1 Corinthians 4:20

Let it come where darkness hides its face, In desperate streets,a tide of grace. Where hunger stalks and hatred breeds, Let it come in loving deeds. Let Your kingdom come.

"Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." —Matthew 25:40

Let it come and make the wounded whole, Restore the joy,reclaim the soul. Let rivers run in deserts dry, As every tear is wiped from every eye. Let Your kingdom come.

"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." —Revelation 21:4

We pray for the day the trumpet sounds, When all creation,in joy, rebounds. When You return to claim Your own And establish forever Your glorious throne! Let Your kingdom come!

"He will reign forever and ever!" —Revelation 11:15

Until that day, use these hands and this breath, To push back the shadow,to fight against death. May my life be a sign,though humble and small, That You are the King,and the Lord of all. Let Your kingdom come.

Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.