Thank you for bringing me up when I fall.

 Bringing Me Up When I Fall

A Reflection on Psalm 37:24 and Proverbs 24:16

When I fall—and I will fall, for I am weak and prone to stray,

My feet give way on rocky paths, my strength dissolves away.

But You are there, not with a scolding, not with cold disdain,

You stoop to lift me, dust me off, and set me right again.

Though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again. (Proverbs 24:16)

You bring me up—not because I earned a second chance,

But because Your grace is greater than my wayward, reckless dance.

Your hand is never far; Your eyes are never closed.

Before I hit the ground, Your love has already interposed.

You do not ask for promises I cannot keep or make.

You simply hold me steady for my own weary sake.

You whisper, “Child, you are not your failures. You are mine.

Get up, my beloved. Let My strength in you now shine.”

Though he stumbles, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with His hand. (Psalm 37:24)

So I will not fear the falling—for the falling is not the end.

It is the place where I remember that You are my dearest Friend.

You bring me up, You dust me off, You set me on my way.

And in Your strength, I rise again to greet another day.

Thank You, Lord, for bringing me up—

Not once, but every time.

You are my hope, my steady rock,

My love, my life, my climb.

Amen.