NIGHT PRAYER: Saturday 9/26

I was about to thank you, Lord,

for the gift of this perfect fall day

and I was going to mention

that it was a gift I didn't deserve

when I remembered:

    I don't deserve any of my life's blessings,

    I've done nothing to merit them,

    they're not owed me

    and certainly, 'tis I who am in debt to you...

Everything good in my life 

is a gift from you, Lord:

    an unmerited gift, freely given

    by One who owes me nothing

    but to whom I am in debt up to my ears...

 

Every good thing in m life, Lord:

    this beautiful late September day

    every breath I take.

    my family, my friends and anyone

        who loves and cares for me,   

    my memories, good and bad alike,

    my imagination and my sense of humor,

    every joy I've ever known and treasured,

    every sadness that has stretched my heart

    all my blessings, gifts, talents, interests,

        curiousity and sense of wonder,

    and everything I know

            through vision, sight, and touch

    all this, Lord, pure gift from you.

        undeserved, unmerited, unearned...

And in return, Lord, I've so little I might offer

    save my gratitude, my humble thank-you,

        my empty hands raised up in prayer...

 

So, thank you for this glorious day, Lord,

      and for all that fills my heart 

and for your Spirit opening wide my eyes 

    to see how blessed I truly am...

Protect me, Lord, while I'm awake

and watch over me as I sleep

that awake, I might keep watch with you

and asleep, rest in your peace...

Amen.

 

How Great Thou Art by Briarcrest OneVoice

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