Today's Pause for Prayer is also the new Song of the Week: "Lead me, Lord" by John Becker, beautifully arranged by Mark Hayes. The lyrics are drawn from the Jesus' Sermon on the Mount but it's the refrain here that captures my attention with its prayer for the Lord to lead us "to seek and to find the narrow way..." Scroll down for today's Pause for Prayer which centers on that phrase and follows the audio widget and the song's lyrics.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, longing for their Lord,
for God's coming kingdom shall be theirs.
Blessed are the sorrowing, for they shall be consoled,
and the meek shall come to rule the world.
Lead me, Lord, lead me, Lord, by the light of truth
to seek and to find the narrow way.
Be my way; be my truth; be my life, my Lord,
and lead me, Lord, today.
Blessed are the merciful, for mercy shall be theirs,
and the pure in heart shall see their God.
Blest are they whose hunger only holiness can fill,
for I say they shall be satisfied.
Lead me, Lord, lead me, Lord, by the light of truth
to seek and to find the narrow way.
Be my way; be my truth; be my life, my Lord,
and lead me, Lord, today.
Blest are they who through their lifetimes sow the seeds of peace;
all will call them children of the Lord.
Blest are you, though persecuted in your holy life
for in heaven, great is your reward.
Lead me, Lord, lead me, Lord, by the light of truth
to seek and to find the narrow way.
Be my way; be my truth; be my life, my Lord,
and lead me, Lord, today.
Pause for Prayer
"By the narrow way..."
That's the way I need to go, Lord,
and I do need you to lead me
to seek and to find the narrow way...
I'm so easily led down wider paths,
roads with broad, undefined shoulders:
lots of room for weaving back and forth
and waffling on decisions, choices
and changes to be made...
The wider path is looser, less constricting,
leaving me free to follow the latest fad,
the crowd's lead or whatever whim or fancy
might currently be mine...
Multiple lanes on the road offer me
more room than I need,
more sway than is wise,
more chances for losing my way...
It's the narrow way, Lord,
the path you chart for me,
that helps focus my goals and desires,
keeps me straight on the way that's mine,
protects me from making wrong turns
and leads me, always, closer to you,
to your word, your grace and your love...
So lead me, Lord, by the light of truth,
lead me to seek and to find the narrow way.
Be my way; be my truth;
be my life, my Lord,
and lead me, Lord, today...
Amen.
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