NIGHT PRAYER: Thursday 6/8

Thank you, Lord,

for the grace that led me

to pause and sit back, 

to take a deep breath 

    - and a second look -

at some of the things, the little things,

that have worried and irked me

these past few days...

 

Thank you, Lord, for these simple gifts:

    the grace of perspective,

    a clear frame of reference,

    the logic of relative importance

    and the wisdom of scaled expectations...

What demons conspired to warp my vision,

beguiling me to imagine mountains

where only molehills dotted my path?

What spirits enticed me to worry and fret

    over things too small to matter,

    about problems that lie far beyond my reach,

    and concerns over which I am powerless

        - in spite of how much I wish I could do...

All of this, Lord, disturbs and distracts me,

    diverting my mind's attention,

    seducing my heart's affections

away from you 

and your gift of grace empowering me 

    to see you more clearly,

    love you more dearly

    and follow you more nearly 

        day by day by day... 

And thank you, Lord,

for the grace that will lead me 

tomorrow and each time I need

    to pause and sit back, 

    to take a deep breath 

        - and a second look -

    at all of the things

    that will worry and irk me

    unless and until

    I call on your name,

    on your Spirit, your wisdom and grace...

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.

 

Tonight's song is a little uptempo for an evening hymn

but it carries well the message of the prayer...

Free by Ginny Owens

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Turnin' molehills into mountains 

Makin' big deals out of small ones 

Bearing gifts as if they're burdens 

This is how it's been 

 

Fear of coming out of my shell 

Too many things I can't do too well 

'Fraid I'll try real hard and I'll fail 

This is how it's been 

Till the day You pounded on my heart's door 

And You shouted joyfully You're not a slave anymore! 

 

You're free to dance 

Forget about your two left feet 

And you're free to sing 

Even joyful noise is music to Me 

And free to love

Cause I've given you My love 

And it's made you free

 

My mind finds hard to believe 

That You've become humanity 

And changed the course of history 

Because You loved us so 

And my heart cannot understand 

Why You'd accept me as I am 

But You say You've always had a plan 

And that's all I need to know 

So when I am consumed 

By what the world will say 

It's then You're singing to me, 

as You remove my chains 

 

You're free to dance 

Forget about your two left feet 

And you're free to sing 

Even joyful noise is music to Me 

And free to love

Cause I've given you My love 

And it's made you free

Free from worry Free from envy and denial 

Free to live, free to give, free to smile 

 

You're free to dance 

Forget about your two left feet 

And you're free to sing 

Even joyful noise is music to Me 

And free to love

Cause I've given you My love 

And it's made you free 

I've given you My love 

And it's made you free 

I have set you free 

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