NIGHT PRAYER: Thursday 9/2

 

All the lonely people

- where do they all come from?

 

How, why, in this uber-connected world

are so many people so lonely?

All the lonely people, Lord

- where do they all come from?

And where will they go?

Who will befriend them, 

stay by their side and walk with them 

their long and lonesome path?

I know we're called to walk together, Lord,

to keep one another company:

brothers and sisters, making our way

lending a hand, sharing the road,

keeping each other's back...

 

But I pray tonight, Lord, 

for those who wonder where you are

on their long and lonesome path;

those who fail to find you by their side;

those who feel not just alone but forgotten, 

abandoned even by the One

on whom they count the most...

I know you're there, Lord, 

for all of us and for each of us,

in good times and in bad,

in joy and in sorrow, 

and especially when we need you the most

but can't find you,

when we cry out to you

but wonder if you hear our prayer,

when we're lost

and we cannot find our way back home to you...

 

All the lonely people, Lord:

I pray tonight they'll find you by their side,

feel your hand upon their shoulder,

know the warmth of your embrace, 

find hope in trusting you are with them,

listening to their every word and prayer

and holding them in arms that won't let go...

All the lonely people...

remind them, Lord, I pray,

that they are not alone...

 

Protect us, Lord, while we're awake

and watch over us while we sleep

that awake, we might keep watch with you

and asleep, rest in your peace...

 

Amen.

Used with Permission: Father's Embrace by Ruth Councell

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You Are Not Alone by Liam Lawton

 

 

You are not alone

though you're on your own 

I will hold you deep in my heart 

Do not be afraid

I have heard your prayer  

so do not worry 

do not be afraid 

you're not alone 

you're not alone

 

Though worry surrounds you

in darkness of night

Remember then my promise 

to journey by your side 

When fear is found

and despair abounds 

I will hear your cries 

I will hear your cries

 

I'll be there 

When loved ones are missing,

the voices you know, 

I will walk beside you

protecting as you go

My love will be a love to seal

all my promises, all my promises

to the end 

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