NIGHT PRAYER: Wednesday 1/18

I pray tonight for peace, Lord:

    the peace the whole world needs;

    the peace every heart desires;

    the peace that only you can give...

And if I may be bold, Lord:

I seek a deep peace:

    a deep abiding peace;

    a peace that does not fade

        but fills us to our very core;

    a peace to heal a broken heart,

        to mend a torn relationship,

        to calm and soothe a troubled soul,

        restoring trust where hope was all but lost...

 

I seek the peace our hearts were made for, Lord:

    peace to quench our deepest thirst

        for mercy, love and joy 

    and for the gracious, blessed assurance

    that we are yours and called to share

       your everlasting life...

Deep peace, Lord:

    long enduring - not pro tem;

    embedded, rooted - here to stay;

    deeply healing - not a band-aid;

    peace we cannot make ourselves,

    peace whose only source is you...

Deep peace, Lord:

    as deep as the ocean, 

    deep as the heavens,

    as deep as the depths and love of your heart,

    deeper than any peace we might dream

    but precisely the deep peace

    for which we pray...

 

Protect us, Lord, while we're awake

and watch over us while we sleep

that awake, we might keep watch with you

and asleep, rest in your peace...

Amen.

Deep Peace by John Rutter, performed by Libera

 

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