NIGHT PRAYER: Thursday 1/28

 

O God, with such divine artistry 

did you fashion the human heart!

It's dimensions are quite defined

and yet my heart can hold what seems 

an infinite number of joys and sorrows, 

stories and memories,

wounds and healings, 

dreams and schemes,

disappointments and regrets,

tragic endings 

and hope-filled new beginnings...

 

On one day, Lord, this heart of mine

can bear the weight of burdens unimaginable

and one day later float and soar

- a feather on a summer breeze... 

My heart has no eyes, Lord, and yet 

it sees what can't be seen, 

what's hidden, mysterious and eternal...

My heart has no arms or hands 

and yet it reaches out, touches and embraces

more than I might ever hope to hold...

My heart has no ears and yet

it hears a word you whisper

and the truth you speak aloud...

 

And sometimes, Lord, my heart closes in,

struggling in vain to hide or keep you out

- but then comes grace -

and grace opens wide, inside my soul, a place

great enough, deep enough for you, my Lord and God, 

for you to come and make your home...

My small heart has room for you, Lord,

and for many others, more than I can count:

family, friends, strangers - brothers, sisters all -

knocking on my heart's door 

seeking a place to rest, to heal, to visit, 

a place to call their own for a while, for a day,

a lifetime - or forever...

O God, with such divine artistry 

did you fashion the human heart,

my heart, beating in my chest

and even deeper, in my soul,

in my heart of hearts 

where you, my Maker,

choose to make your home...

Protect me, Lord, while I'm awake

and watch over me when I sleep

that awake, I might keep watch with you

and asleep, rest in your heart

and in your peace...

Amen.

 

Open The Eyes of My Heart by Paul Baloche

    performed by Keith Lancaster & The Acapella Company

 

 

Open the eyes of my heart Lord

Open the eyes of my heart

I want to see you

I want to see you

 

To see you high and lifted up 

Shining in the light of your glory

Pour out your power and love

As we sing holy, holy, holy

 

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