NIGHT PRAYER: Friday 9/26

Sometimes at night, Lord, I look back and wonder: 

    how did I spend my time today 

        - wisely or foolishly?
    did I do enough?  

    did I do too much?

         - just what DID I do?      

    did I do what was mine 

       to do this day?

    and did I do it generously 

      and graciously? 

    did I waste any precious time today? 

    did I lose this day

        because I was stuck in yesterday?
   did I forfeit this day,

        worrying about tomorrow?
   did I spend a part of this day 

        reaching out and caring for others?
   did I spend a part of my day

        in prayer with you?
   did I take the time today to thank you, Lord

        for all the time you spent with me today?

Scripture tells me there's a time for everything, Lord,
   and a time for every purpose under heaven...

If I wasted my day,
   forgive me, Lord;
if I was selfish with my time,
   forgive me, Lord;
if I was foolish with my time,
   forgive me, Lord;
if I gave in to purposes not worth my time today,
   forgive me, Lord;
if I took today's time for granted,
   forgive me, Lord;
and if I failed to praise and thank you 

    for the gift of this day's time,
       forgive me, Lord...

Day is done, it's time to pray
   you'll bless the night ahead
with good rest, deep sleep 

    and the grace of peaceful dreams... 

May the time I spend asleep tonight
   restore, refresh and ready me
for the time I'll have tomorrow 
   to grow in love and serve you
       in loving and serving others...

Protect me, Lord, as I lie awake
   and watch over me when I'm fast asleep
that awake, I might keep watch with you
   and asleep, rest in your peace...

Amen.

Turn, Turn, Turn by Pete Seeger,

    sung by Judy Collins

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To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time to every purpose, under heaven

A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep

A time to build up, a time to break down

A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones, 
A time to gather stones together

A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace,
A time to refrain from embracing

A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time for love, a time for hate
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late

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