NIGHT PRAYER: Thursday 1/21

 

I remember being away on retreat some years back

and sitting in the retreat house chapel late at night, 

so late that I had the chapel all to myself...

And I remember thinking: at that moment, 

no one, no one in the world knew 

precisely where I was 

- except you, Lord, you alone...

 

Friends and family knew I was away on retreat

but no one, no one in creation knew 

exactly where I was just then 

- but you, Lord, only you...

And I remember finding in that prayerful secret

such great comfort, consolation

and an intimacy shared only 

between you and me...

Of course, Lord, 

you always know my whereabouts,

I'm always in your gaze:

as a mother attuned to her child's needs

you keep a faithful eye on me

and listen, always, with an open heart

for my every laugh or cry or prayer...

 

You never lose track of me, Lord, never misplace me,

never wonder for a moment where I've got to

nor forget a word I've spoken,

a tear I've wept, a hurt I've held,

a joy I've clung to...

 

You are, indeed, ever present to me

and all I know and feel, think and dream, 

all I long for, all I need...

 

Though I might miss you, right by my side,

though I might fail to tell you hello

or bid you goodnight,

though I forget where I've been,

where I am or where I'm going

- still you, Lord, are ever faithful to me, 

to my journey, my thoughts, my trials

and my prayer...

 

And so you're with me now, Lord,

protecting me as this day ends

and through the night while I'm asleep

that awake, I might keep watch for you

and asleep, rest in your vigilant peace...

Amen.

His Eye Is On The Sparrow by Lauryn Hill and Tanya Blount

Why should I feel discouraged
Why should the shadows come
Why should my heart feel lonely
And long for heaven and home
When Jesus is my portion
A constant friend is he
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know he watches over me

His eye is on the sparrow
And I know he watches me

I sing because I'm happy
I sing because I'm free
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know he watches me

His eye is on the sparrow
And I know he watches me…

I sing because I´m happy
I sing because I´m free
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know he watches me

His eye is on the sparrow
And I know he watches me

He watches me
I know
He watches
Me

 

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