Bless us to your Holy Ground.

 To Your Holy Ground

Bless us, O Lord, not merely to stand near,

But to cross over,to draw close, to hear

The voice that speaks from the midst of the flame,

To know the weight and the sound of Your name.

Bless us to Your holy ground.

Where the bush burned with You, yet was not consumed,

Where common sight is by Your presence illumed.

Command us here to remove from our feet

The dust of the world,the familiar street—

All casual tread,all our hurry and pride,

For this is a place where the sacred must bide.

“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” (Exodus 3:5)

Let this ground be Bethel—the house of God, the gate

Where heaven stoops low and our futures await.

A pillow of stone turned to pillar of praise,

A marker of mercy for all of our days.

Let this ground be Horeb—the cleft in the rock,

Where we are hidden while Your glory walks by.

Where after the fire comes the whisper,so clear,

Directing the next step,dissolving all fear.

Bless us to stand, trembling, alive in this space,

Overwhelmed and enveloped by holiness and grace.

Here,let our questions find rest in Your will,

Our ambitions grow quiet,our longings grow still.

For the holy ground is wherever You are.

It is not a location,but the nearing of God.

It is the altar we build when we finally see

That the Lord was in this place,and we did not know—until we.

In him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit. (Ephesians 2:22)

So bless us to journey, to seek and to find

The ground made holy to heart and to mind.

And there,as Your temple, Your Spirit-filled place,

We’ll stand on the holy ground ofYour grace.

Amen.

---

Stepping Onto Holy Ground

In Scripture, "holy ground" is not just a location, but a revelation of God's nearness and call:

· An Invitation to Encounter: It begins with God's initiative—He reveals Himself and calls us near, as He did with Moses (Exodus 3).

· A Posture of Reverence: It requires a response of humility, reverence, and readiness to be changed ("remove your sandals").

· A Place of Commissioning: Holy ground is often where God reveals His purpose and sends His people out, equipped with a new identity (Exodus 3:10, Genesis 28:15).

· Now in Christ: For the believer, the ultimate "holy ground" is found in Christ Himself. Through Him, we have continual access to God's presence (Hebrews 10:19-22), and we become the dwelling place of God (1 Corinthians 3:16).

May you be blessed with a profound awareness of His nearness, making every place of yieldedness a holy ground for His glory.