NIGHT PRAYER: Thursday 4/16

Some nights, Lord,
I guess I wish you'd clear my heart and mind
of all my worries and fears
- just pack them up and take them away!

But that's magical thinking.
The things I worry about, the things I fear,
will all be there in the morning
when I wake up...

So tonight, Lord,
I pray you'll just help me remember that
you are my Light,
you are my Peace,
you are my Life,
you are my Friend...

In the shadows of my worry, you are my Light
and in the circling of my fears, you are my Peace
and in the face of people dying, you are my life
and in the loneliness that's mine, you are my Friend...

Help me remember who you are for me, Lord
and give me a good night's rest
that tomorrow I might rise
and be light and peace, refreshment and friend
for my family, friends and neighbors,
whoever my neighbor may be...

Amen.

1. Now it is evening: Lights of the city
Bid us remember Christ is our Light.
Many are lonely, Who will be neighbor?
Where there is caring Christ is our Light.

2. Now it is evening: Little ones sleeping
Bid us remember Christ is our Peace.
Some are neglected, Who will be neighbor?
Where there is caring Christ is our Peace.

3. Now it is evening: Food on the table
Bid us remember Christ is our Life.
Many are hungry, Who will be neighbor?
Where there is sharing Christ is our Life.

4. Now it is evening: Here in our meeting
May we remember Christ is our Friend.
Some may be strangers, Who will be neighbor?
Where there's a welcome Christ is our Friend.

- David Haas and Fred Pratt Green

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