NIGHT PRAYER: Sunday 4/6

On Sundays, Night Prayer will focus on an element from the day's celebration of Mass. Tonight we reflect on several verses from today's first scripture:

When I dwell on my past,

rehearsing the history that haunts me,

I need to heed your word, Lord...

     

I'm slow to let go my shame and remorse

for sins you forgave 

so long ago...

I fail to trust in your mercy,

you who suffered and laid down your life

to pardon and free me 

of all of my sins... 

I will not find you in the past, Lord: 

you're here with me now,

in the moment at hand

and your Spirit is moving, 

afresh and alive,

wanting and ready to do something new 

in my soul, in my heart, 

in my mind, in my life!

 

You're making your way in my wilderness, Lord,

clearing a path for saving waters 

to stream and flow

and quench my thirst for peace of mind,

for healing my body and soul...

 

You're doing something new, Lord,

something new in my life!

 

Help me forget and leave far behind

what keeps me from meeting you now

and finding your Spirit 

moving within me...

 

You're doing a new thing in my life, Lord!

Help me perceive it,

sense it and feel it,

know it and touch it

and welcome it in

to the depths of my heart and my soul...  

 

Guide me, Lord, 

to springs of your blessings

on paths you've cleared to make a way

for me to find 

your presence within me,

to live in the moment, 

in you, 

in your peace...

You're doing something new in my life, Lord:

help me not dwell on the things of the past

but rather to open all that I am

to your healing,

your, mercy, your 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.

All Things New by Big Daddy Weave

 

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