Thank you, Lord, for this day
and for your grace that led me from early morning
to pray, to discern and most important of all
to do the next right thing...
Thank you, Lord, for relieving me
of my hesitation, my reluctance, my resistance,
my putting off praying, discerning
and most important of all doing
the next right thing...
Thank you, Lord, for the peace that comes
of taking that first step, a step that leads to another
and another and another step leading me out
of where I've been stuck and on to the path
that leads where you draw me...
Thank you, Lord, for the courage and grace
to respond to your Spirit, whispering in silence,
somewhere within me, quietly calling me
out of myself and into your presence
to help me pray, to discern and to do
the next right thing, the step to take
on my path to your peace this day...
Thank you, Lord, for the kick in the pants
that got me up and opened my heart
to you and the gift of your wisdom
and the grace you offered to help me pray
and then discern
the next right thing to do...
Protect me, Lord, while I'm awake
and watch over me while I sleep
that awake, I might keep watch with you
and asleep, rest in your peace...
Amen.
Tonight's music was not written from a theological point of view
but I believe it resonates deeply with our human longing for God,
for love and for companionship...
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The Next Right Thing performed by Kristen Bell,
I've seen dark before, but not like this
This is cold, this is empty, this is numb
The life I knew is over, the lights are out
Hello, darkness, I'm ready to succumb
I follow you around, I always have
But you've gone to a place I cannot find
This grief has a gravity, it pulls me down
But a tiny voice whispers in my mind
You are lost, hope is gone
But you must go on
And do the next right thing
Can there be a day beyond this night?
I don't know anymore what is true
I can't find my direction, I'm all alone
The only star that guided me was you
How to rise from the floor?
But it's not you I'm rising for
Just do the next right thing
Take a step, step again
It is all that I can to do
The next right thing
I won't look too far ahead
It's too much for me to take
But break it down to this next breath, this next step
This next choice is one that I can make
So I'll walk through this night
Stumbling blindly toward the light
And do the next right thing
And, with it done, what comes then?
When it's clear that everything will never be the same again
Then I'll make the choice to hear that voice
And do the next right thing
This is cold, this is empty, this is numb
The life I knew is over, the lights are out
Hello, darkness, I'm ready to succumb
I follow you around, I always have
But you've gone to a place I cannot find
This grief has a gravity, it pulls me down
But a tiny voice whispers in my mind
You are lost, hope is gone
But you must go on
And do the next right thing
Can there be a day beyond this night?
I don't know anymore what is true
I can't find my direction, I'm all alone
The only star that guided me was you
How to rise from the floor?
But it's not you I'm rising for
Just do the next right thing
Take a step, step again
It is all that I can to do
The next right thing
I won't look too far ahead
It's too much for me to take
But break it down to this next breath, this next step
This next choice is one that I can make
So I'll walk through this night
Stumbling blindly toward the light
And do the next right thing
And, with it done, what comes then?
When it's clear that everything will never be the same again
Then I'll make the choice to hear that voice
And do the next right thing
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