NIGHT PRAYER: Friday 3/7

The truth...

 

These days, Lord, 

    the truth is such a precious, rare commodity.

 Oh, knock-offs are for sale on every corner,

    but the real truth - it's so very hard to find...

 

And there's the problem, Lord:

    the truth is up for sale! 

It's advertised on line;

    it's traded down on Wall Street;

        it's SOLD! to the highest bidder...

     

We search for truth:

    we excavate and drill and mine

        to find its priceless gold.

We seek that vein of truth 

    that runs so deep 

        and true and sure...

   

We hunger for the truth,

    we thirst for its pure waters;

we long to taste its fullness,

    to feed upon its wisdom,

    its prudence and its virtue,

    it's common sense and reason... 

So, help us find the truth, Lord:

    help us know it when we meet it,

        when it stares us in the face...

 

Help us welcome the truth, Lord:

    especially when its word is hard,

        demanding, tough to follow...

 

Feed us with the truth, Lord:

    let no other food suffice

or satisfy our hunger

    for what's good and pure and just...

 

Help us find your truth, Lord:

    the truth that's only yours to speak,

        to disclose and to reveal,

    the only truth that shapes our lives

        as you would have us live...

 

Be our truth, Lord,

    lest we perish in our lies,

be our truth, Lord,

    that we live our lives in you...  

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.

 

My Truth by Jonathan McReynolds

 

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Everyone has a God 

Whether they notice it or not 

Something to glue their beliefs to 

As for me, that's something's You 

 

For better or for worse 

We all have a life we must preserve 

And everyone is on key to their own melody 

I just feel Your song was made for me 

 

And everybody has their point of view 

And everyone lives like life taught them to 

But I'm just gonna keep my eyes stayed on You 

'cause You are my truth 

 

Everyone won't agree 

And I don't always live You perfectly 

But that doesn't change the strength of Your name 

We've got history that can't be erased 

 

Just 'cause everybody has their point of view 

And everybody lives like life taught them to 

I'm just gonna keep my eyes stayed on You 

'cause You are my truth 

Oh, You are my truth 

 

We were helpless when You arrived 

And You flipped the game on its side 

Then You took the blame and You died 

Just so I can have life everlasting 

 

Everybody has their point of view 

And everybody lives like life taught them to 

But I'm just gonna keep my eyes stayed on You 

'cause You are my truth 

 

Whoa, this world will prepare 

A pulpit for theirs 

But You 

You are my truth

 

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