We might pause after each of these tropes and name the individuals and situations in our own lives to whom the prayer applies...
Tonight, Lord, I lift
up to you
all the people
so busy
they don't
know just what to do next...
And I lift
up to you
any folks so bored
that they think
they’re gonna go crazy…
I lift up to
you
all the
folks so long hurting
that they doubt they'll ever find peace...
I lift up to
you
all the
unemployed people
who wait for
a job to support them…
I lift up to
you
all the
suffering and sick
who cry for
an end to their pain and distress…
I lift up to you
all the people in prison
who long to be free, to finally go home...
I lift up to you
all the people in prison
who long to be free, to finally go home...
I lift up to
you
all the
folks in deep sadness
who yearn
for their grief to be healed...
I lift up to
you
the
depressed and despairing
who hunger
for promise and hope…
I lift up to you
the confused and confounded
who long for your wisdom and truth...
I lift up to you
the confused and confounded
who long for your wisdom and truth...
I lift up to
you
the abused
and mistreated
who wait for
their nightmare to end…
I lift up to
you
those who
stand in harm's way
for the sake
of our freedom and peace...
I lift up to
you
all those searching for faith,
who thirst
for belief and conviction…
I lift up to you
all those falsely accused:
may they find the justice they seek...
I lift up to
you
the poor and
the hungry
who wait for
a place at our tables...
I lift up to
you
the
forgotten and lonely
who long for
companions and friends...
I lift up to
you
the hooked
and addicted
who work their recovery a day at a time…
I lift up to
you
all the
folks who are lost
and who fear they may never be found...
I lift up to you
I lift up to you
those who need my assistance,
who patiently wait for my help...I lift up to
you
all who've
suffered my faults:
please heal the hurt I have caused...
I lift up this world
torn by conflict and war:
give us peace that's strong and enduring...
I lift up to you, Lord,
I lift up to you, Lord,
myself and
my needs
and ask that you answer my prayer...
I lift up to you
all my nights and my days:
be with me when I need you most...
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...
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I came to You with my heart in pieces
And found the God with healing in His hands
I turned to You, put everything behind me
And found the God who makes all things new
I looked to You drowning in my questions
And found the God who holds all wisdom
And I trusted You and stepped out on the ocean
You caught my hand among the waves
‘Cause You’re the God of all my days
Each step I take You make a way
And I will give You all my praise
My seasons change, You stay the same
You’re the God of all my days
I ran from You, I wandered in the shadows
And found a God who relentlessly pursues
I hid from You, haunted by my failure
And found the God whose grace still covers me
I fell on You when I was at my weakest
And found the God, the lifter of my head
And I’ve worshiped You and felt You right beside me
You’re the reason that I sing
‘Cause You’re the God of all my days
In my worry, God, You are my stillness
In my searching, God, You are my answers
In my blindness, God, You are my vision
In my bondage, God, You are my freedom
In my weakness, God, You are my power
You’re the reason that I sing
‘Cause You’re the God of all my days
In my blindness, God, You are my vision
In my bondage, God, You are my freedom
All my days
And found the God with healing in His hands
I turned to You, put everything behind me
And found the God who makes all things new
I looked to You drowning in my questions
And found the God who holds all wisdom
And I trusted You and stepped out on the ocean
You caught my hand among the waves
‘Cause You’re the God of all my days
Each step I take You make a way
And I will give You all my praise
My seasons change, You stay the same
You’re the God of all my days
I ran from You, I wandered in the shadows
And found a God who relentlessly pursues
I hid from You, haunted by my failure
And found the God whose grace still covers me
I fell on You when I was at my weakest
And found the God, the lifter of my head
And I’ve worshiped You and felt You right beside me
You’re the reason that I sing
‘Cause You’re the God of all my days
In my worry, God, You are my stillness
In my searching, God, You are my answers
In my blindness, God, You are my vision
In my bondage, God, You are my freedom
In my weakness, God, You are my power
You’re the reason that I sing
‘Cause You’re the God of all my days
In my blindness, God, You are my vision
In my bondage, God, You are my freedom
All my days
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