NIGHT PRAYER: Wednesday 6/2

Just 14 days ago, Lord,

this bush had but one rose in bloom - just one!

 

And now I could cut and make bouquets

of what, two weeks ago, were little more 

than tightly wrapped buds...

 

Help me learn a lesson from this rosebush, Lord!

 

Help me appreciate the growth that's budding

in my heart and in my mind...

 

Help me be patient and trusting

that at just the right time, your time,

you'll bring to bloom

what grace you've planted in my soul... 

Help me believe, Lord,

in the beauty dwelling within me,

waiting to be called forth

to brighten the lives and days

of all around me...

 

Help me see that what I see

- isn't all there is to see:

that hidden, wrapped in buds,

lie gifts I've not unwrapped,

gifts from you for me to share

as soon as you say, "Bloom!'

 

Protect me, Lord, while I'm awake

and watch over me while I asleep, 

that awake, I might keep patient watch with you 

and asleep, dream of how your grace will bloom

tomorrow, in my thoughts, my words, my deeds...

 

Amen.

Hymn of Promise by Nancy Allen

 

 

In the bulb, there is a flower 

In the seed, an apple tree 

In cocoons, a hidden promise 

Butterflies will soon be free 

 

In the cold and snow of winter 

There's a spring that waits to be 

Unrevealed until its season 

Something God alone can see 

 

There's a song in every silence 

Seeking word and melody 

There's a dawn in every darkness 

Bringing hope to you and me 

 

From the past will come the future 

What it holds, a mystery 

Unrevealed until its season 

Something God alone can see 

 

In our end is our beginning 

In our time, infinity 

In our doubt, there is believing 

In our life, eternity

 

In our death, a resurrection 

At the last, a victory 

Unrevealed until its season 

Something God alone can see   

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