NIGHT PRAYER: Wednesday 8/21

How long O Lord?

How long?

How long before we learn?

How long before your word seeps deep

    into our minds?

    our thoughts?

    our hearts?

 

How long before your word curbs

    our greed and grab for more and more?

    our lust for power and prestige?

    our  selfish schemes? 

    our plans? our games?

    our deadly foolishness?

How long before we learn, at last,

that forgetting our history

does, indeed, condemn us to repeat it?

How many times, Lord,

will we rehearse, restage, replay,

revile and repent

these tragedies, these horrors,

this senseless, needless loss of human life 

and our dignity as men and women 

fashioned in the image and the likeness

of our God?

I pray for wisdom, Lord,

for your wisdom to guide us all 

along a path that breaks forever 

the hellish circle traced by war...

I pray, Lord, for the wisdom we need

to learn from history, all of us,

and to break the chains that hold us fast 

    to our past, our pride and our foolish ways...

I pray for the wisdom

to follow you, Lord,

to follow your word and your path

and to make of our world

the world you made it to be...

Save your world, O Lord!

And protect us 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.

 

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How Long, O Lord by Matthew Carpenter

 

  

O Lord, our God, to You we come 

Will You still hide Your face? 

We cry before You 

and on our knees we pray 

How long, O Lord, how long? 

 

Our sorrows leave us weak and worn 

Surrounded by our fears 

We look to heaven 

through feeble faith and tears 

How long, O Lord, how long? 

 

Till Your glory fills our eyes 

And our faith is turned to sight 

Till our thirsty souls are satisfied 

How long, O Lord, how long? 

 

Our foes and enemies rejoice 

Injustice seems to reign 

Lord, we are shaken 

and we are losing strength 

How long, O Lord, how long?

 

Chorus 

 

But we will trust Your steadfast love 

Your grace will be our song 

You bring new mercies 

with ev’ry rising sun 

How long, O Lord, how long?

 

Chorus 

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