O Clavis David - 2012

O Key of David and sceptre of the House of Israel;
you open and no one can shut;
you shut and no one can open:
Come and lead the prisoners from the prison house,
those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.

Key of David

"I will place the key of the House of David on his shoulder;
what he opens, no one will shut,
what he shuts, no one will open." Isaiah 22:22


We sang each morning, in the Canticle of Zechariah:

"In the tender compassion of our Lord
The dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness
And the shadow of death,
And to guide our feet into the way of peace." Luke 1:78-79

You are the Key of David. Taking control of David's royal lineage and opening it up for blessings to all generations. Through You, we can enter again into the garden of Eden.

But, looking into my own life, my heart still longs for the day when my parents will be entered into Your church O Lord. My heart ache for the pain of divorce in the family. I yearned to know what is in store for my own future. These are the darkness that I dwell upon. The shadow of a dead relationship is painful for all party involved. These are real, humane, and messy conditions that I live in.

Yet You bring goodness out of each and every life situation we are all in. The longing for salvation has brought me to pray more and be more charitable to my aging parents. Future anxiety has led me to cling closer to You O Lord.

And here we wait. We know that You open up that door of life as you fashioned us into being in our mother's womb. There are thousands of grace that you are willing to share with us, who dwell in darkness and in this shadow of death. We know that Your divine providence will come and swept us away into Your heavenly kingdom, if only we would say, "may it be done to me according to Your will." Luke 1:38