NIGHT PRAYER: Saturday 5/4

Lord, among all the ways I wish I were more like you,

    how I'd love to have your openness,

       your willingness, your capacity

to tolerate, to work with, to live with

    all my loose ends, last minute changes

and the unexpected twist and turns

    on the road I walk in this life...

You rule, Lord,

    when it comes to staying in the moment,

        taking things in stride

            and never losing your cool...

Me? 

I get impatient when things move too slowly
    and frustrated when things move too quickly...

I get cranky and irritable when things don't go
    as I wanted, hoped for and prayed...

I get angry at... well I often get angry
    at whatever or whomever's most directly in my path...

All in all, Lord,
    I often respond, reply and react
        in pouting, peevish, petulant ways
            - failing to follow you...

In your cool, considered and compassionate manner
    you don't miss a trick, Lord:
        you see the whole picture;
        you see the visible and the invisible;
        you see the inside from the outside

            and the outside from the inside;
        you see more than the sum of the parts

            you see what is hidden and secret,

            you see the depths of our hearts...

 

Among all the ways I wish I were more like you, Lord,
oh, how I'd love to have your openness, your willingness, your capacity
to tolerate, to work with, to live with
all my loose ends, last minute changes 

and the unexpected twist and turns

on the road I walk in this life...

Help me, Lord, be more like you...

Open the eyes of my heart, Lord,
    and open the eyes of my mind and my soul
'til I can see as you see,
    understand as you understand,
        forgive as you forgive

            and love others as you love me...

Help me draw on your patient compassion, Lord,
    'til your merciful wisdom
        becomes my own...

 

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.

To Be Like You  by Hillsong

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Humble King holy One 

Friend of sinners 

God's own Son 

God in flesh among men 

You walked my road 

You understand 

 

Servant King 

Friend to me 

You saved my soul 

Washed my feet 

Here I'll bow 

Give all to You Lord 

I want To be like You 

 

Alll I want 

All I need 

More of You 

Less of me 

Take this life 

Lord it's Yours 

Have my heart 

Have it all 

 

I will walk 

In Your ways 

Love Your word 

Seek Your face 

My reward 

My sole pursuit 

To know You more 

To be like You 

 

Jesus Jesus 

All I want is to be like You

 

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