NIGHT PRAYER: Friday 7/15

Sometimes, Lord, 

a piece of news falls into in my lap, 

landing softly,

though I'm sure, without doubt,

I'll soon come to know

the weight of its story,

it's burden of worry

the freight of its grief in my heart...

 

Is it just what I feared

    - or all unforeseen?

 

Something beginning

    or something ending?

 

A problem to solve

    or a mystery unveiled?

 

A turning point

    - or a point of no return?

 

Or is it all of these, Lord,

rolled into one,

where the mystery's undone,

the burden made light,

only 

in accepting the whole? 

Help me then, Lord, to receive and hold

    what news may land in my lap

and to bear the weight of its burden

    as I might hold a feather:

        tenderly,

        gently,

        with careful attention,

        praying humbly 

        for the grace of peaceful acceptance...

Protect me, Lord, while I'm awake

and watch over me while I sleep

that awake, I might keep watch with you

and asleep rest in your peace...

 

Amen. . .

 

I just discovered composer Dan Forrest whose work,

I think you'll agree, is both exquisite and prayerful...

 

Come To Me by Dan Forrest

 

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