NIGHT PRAYER: Sunday 9/15

On Sundays, Night Prayer takes its lead from some element of the day's liturgy.  This evening we turn to the gospel proclaimed at mass and Jesus' question: "Who do you say that I am?"  

 

Who do I say you are, Lord? 

 

With Peter who betrayed you 

    I say you are the Messiah:

        promised by God and anointed

            to bring good news to the poor,

            to proclaim freedom for prisoners,

            recovery of sight to the blind

            and to set the oppressed free...

 

With Thomas who doubted you 

    I say you are, 

        "My Lord and my God!"

With Mary Magdalene who loved you

    I say you are Rabboni,

        my Teacher...

 

When I don't know where to turn

    I say you are

        my way, my truth, my life...

 

When I've strayed and lost my way

    I say you're

        my Good Shepherd...

When I'm helpless, feeling hopeless

    I say you are

        my Savior...

When I'm hungry in my soul

    I say you are

        the Bread of Life...

When my spirit thirsts for joy,

    I say you are

        the Cup of Blessing...

 

When I'm lost in all my failings,

    I say you are

        the Lamb of God

            who takes away the sin of the world...

When I find myself alone

    I say you are Emmanuel, 

        God-with-me, my companion...

 

When I'm confounded and confused

    I say you are

        my wisdom, light and prudence...

 

When I'm uncomfortable in my own skin

    I say you are

        God's Word made flesh

            that my flesh be redeemed...

When nations are at war

    and I'm in conflict with my neighbor

        I say you are

            the Prince of Peace...

 

When my footing is unsure, Lord,

    I say you are

        my refuge and my rock,

            my fortress and my stronghold...

 

You ask me who I say you are, Lord:

    you are my mercy, hope and grace,

    you are my shelter from life's storms,

    you are the healing of my wounds,

    you are the mender of my brokenness,

    you're the friend who always has my back,

        who knows me yet still loves me,

        who pardons and forgives me

        who always takes me back,

    you're the shoulder I can lean on,

    you're the one who always listens,

        who hears and understands me,

    you're my hope when I have none,

        my strength when I am weak,

            my counsel when I'm clueless...

You are my beginning and my end,

    you are my Lord and God,

        you are my all in all...

 

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.

 

You Are My All in All 

    by Dennis Jernigan

 

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