These days, Lord, a lot of folks are down,
in a funk, they've got the blues,
their spirits are low...
When these days, these seasons come,
will you lift us up, Lord?
Will you reach out your hand to ours
and with your strong arm pull us up
and out of the forest of our fears,
the traps of our self-doubt,
the blues that haunt our hearts?
Lift us up with a word of faith
to help us trust in your presence,
in your desire to free us from our fears...
Lift us up with a word of love
to help us see within ourselves
the beauty of your image dwelling in our souls...
Lift us up with a word of hope
to cut the darkness with your light
and help us trust the peace you offer...
Lift us up with a word of light
to help us know where you would lead us
and what you ask of us this day...
Lift us up with a word of healing
to soothe the ache within our souls,
the hurt within our hearts, the chill deep in our bones...
Lift us up with a word of trust
in those who counsel us, who care for us
and guide us through the darkness...
Lift us up with a word of peace
to free our souls from all that troubles us
and locks us in our fears...
Lift us up with a word of wisdom
to clear our minds of doubt and all that keeps us
from trusting in your promise...
Lift us up with a word of strength
when we are weak and cannot move
for fear of stumbling and somehow failing...
Lift us up with a word of mercy
to refresh our hearts, our souls, our spirits
in the grace that only you can give...
Lift us up with a word of wonder
to open our minds and hearts again
to believe in you and in your love for us...
Lift us up with a word of courage
to help us speak what's in our hearts today
and take the steps that lead where we need to go...
Lift us up with a word of joy
to kindle in our hearts the trust we need
to open up to friendship, care and love...
Lift us up with a word that comes right from your heart
to help us trust you know our names, our hearts,
and what we need to live and love...
Lift us up with a word of power
to raise our souls from their lonely depths,
to lighten our hearts and bring us joy...
Lift us up, Lord!
Fill the quiet of our prayer with your peaceful presence
and our hearts with faith and trust that you can do all things:
that you can do what we fear can't be done;
that you can heal what we fear can't be healed;
that you'll forgive what we fear won't be pardoned;
that you can give what we fear we'll never have;
that you can change
what we fear will never change within us or about us...
Reach out your hand to us, Lord,
and with your strong arm pull us up
and out of the forest of our fears,
the traps of our self-doubt,
the blues that haunt our hearts...
Will you reach out your hand to ours
and with your strong arm pull us up
and out of the forest of our fears,
the traps of our self-doubt,
the blues that haunt our hearts?
Lift us up with a word of faith
to help us trust in your presence,
in your desire to free us from our fears...
Lift us up with a word of love
to help us see within ourselves
the beauty of your image dwelling in our souls...
Lift us up with a word of hope
to cut the darkness with your light
and help us trust the peace you offer...
Lift us up with a word of light
to help us know where you would lead us
and what you ask of us this day...
Lift us up with a word of healing
to soothe the ache within our souls,
the hurt within our hearts, the chill deep in our bones...
Lift us up with a word of trust
in those who counsel us, who care for us
and guide us through the darkness...
Lift us up with a word of peace
to free our souls from all that troubles us
and locks us in our fears...
Lift us up with a word of wisdom
to clear our minds of doubt and all that keeps us
from trusting in your promise...
Lift us up with a word of strength
when we are weak and cannot move
for fear of stumbling and somehow failing...
Lift us up with a word of mercy
to refresh our hearts, our souls, our spirits
in the grace that only you can give...
Lift us up with a word of wonder
to open our minds and hearts again
to believe in you and in your love for us...
Lift us up with a word of courage
to help us speak what's in our hearts today
and take the steps that lead where we need to go...
Lift us up with a word of joy
to kindle in our hearts the trust we need
to open up to friendship, care and love...
Lift us up with a word that comes right from your heart
to help us trust you know our names, our hearts,
and what we need to live and love...
Lift us up with a word of power
to raise our souls from their lonely depths,
to lighten our hearts and bring us joy...
Lift us up, Lord!
Fill the quiet of our prayer with your peaceful presence
and our hearts with faith and trust that you can do all things:
that you can do what we fear can't be done;
that you can heal what we fear can't be healed;
that you'll forgive what we fear won't be pardoned;
that you can give what we fear we'll never have;
that you can change
what we fear will never change within us or about us...
Reach out your hand to us, Lord,
and with your strong arm pull us up
and out of the forest of our fears,
the traps of our self-doubt,
the blues that haunt our hearts...
Lift us up, Lord,
lift us up, we pray!
Amen.
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