NIGHT PRAYER: Saturday 10/9

 

Here we are again, Lord:

    your virtual congregation,

    gathered in our virtual chapel

    by the light of our virtual candle,

offering you our real time, heartfelt

    prayers, needs, worries, disappointments, fears, 

    anxieties, suffering, troubles, problems, confusion, 

    dismay, questions, doubts, sorrows, illness, grief,

    concerns, struggles, distress, hassles, cares, trials,

    remorse, contrition, burdens, pain, heartaches,

    headaches, scruples, woes and apprehensions...

Only a virtual sanctuary

could make room for all the burdens

we bring each time we gather!

But tonight, Lord, 

I'm inviting my brothers and sisters,

gathered here in prayer,

to search through their baggage 

and to find 

    something to be grateful for,

    someone who's a gift of grace,

    a reason to be cheerful,

    a memory of your mercy,

    a souvenir of happy days,

    a reminder of your gentle touch,

    a keepsake of your faithfulness,

    a token of a simpler time

when we were not so burdened,

when our hearts were so much lighter,

when our faith in you was sure

and tomorrow seemed a promise, not a problem...

Help us rummage through our baggage, Lord,

and find the signs of all the ways

you've been our faithful friend,

our help, our peace, our brother,

our light in dark of night,

our way when we were lost,

our strength when we were weak,

our hope when we had none,

our joy when all was gone...

Help us find and remember, Lord,

how you have brought us safe thus far

and safe will lead us home...

We gather in our virtual chapel,

by the light of our virtual candle, 

to offer you, Lord, 

our real time, heartfelt

glory and praise and thanksgiving

for your ever faithful love,

your never-ending care for us

    in good times and in bad,

    in sickness and in health,

    in sorrow and in joy...

 

Lord, help us find and remember

how you have brought us safe thus far

and safe will bring us home...

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.

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Remember by Lauren Daigle

 

 

In the darkest hour when I cannot breathe  

Fear's on my chest, the weight of the world on me  

Everything's crashing down, everything I have known  

When I wonder if I'm all alone 

 

I remember, I remember 

You have always been faithful to me  

I remember, I remember  

Even when my own eyes could not see  

You were there, always there 

 

I will lift my eyes even in the pain  

Above all the lies, I know You can make a way 

 I've seen giants fall, I've seen mountains move  

I've seen waters part because of You  

 

I can't stop thinking about  

I can't stop thinking about 

I can't stop thinking about  

Your goodness, goodness 

 

I remember, I remember  

You have always been faithful to me  

I remember, I remember 

Even when my own eyes could not see  

You were there, always there  

With me

 

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