NIGHT PRAYER: Sunday 10/12

On Sundays, Night Prayer will focus on an element from the day's celebration of Mass. Tonight our prayer derives from the gospel's story of the one leper who returned to Jesus after being healed...

Me, Lord?

Forget all your gifts to me?

Or fail to give you proper thanks? 

Well...  if I'm honest...

There have been times...

Sometimes I do forget,

I loose track of, I get lost in

 - all you've given me...

I take your generosity for granted

or worse - convince myself

that somehow I'm entitlted

to what I clearly don't deserve... 

 

And at other times I often focus only on 

what I need from you now,

what I want from you now,

forgetting what you've done

in the far and recent past,

what you gave me last month,

how you blessed me last year

and all the gifts I've carried for decades:

    all this so easily eclipsed, forgotten

    by what I want from you today... 

I don't mean to be ungrateful

but that's often where I land,

forgetful of your love,

your enduring, patient mercy,

your presence at my side

and your gifts, large and small:

hand delivered to my heart:

    some gifts opened and enjoyed,

    others wasted and abused,

    some left wrapped up and unopened...

 

Once more then, Lord,

I ask for your forgiveness

for the times I've been ungrateful

for the gifts on my heart's doorstep:

    may I open them with joy,

    find your peace within them

    and give thanks and praise... 

 

Give me the gift of a grateful heart

an attitude of gratitude;

open the eyes of my heart and soul,

to find and use your many gifts

and to be grateful in return...

 

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. 

 

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Gratitude by Brandon Lake 

 

All my words fall short I got nothing new 

How could I express All my gratitude? 

I could sing these songs 

As I often do 

But every song must end 

And You never do 

 

So I throw up my hands 

And praise You again and again 

'Cause all that I have is a hallelujah 

Hallelujah 

And I know it's not much 

But I've nothing else fit for a King 

Except for a heart singing hallelujah 

Hallelujah 

 

I've got one response 

I've got just one move 

With my arm stretched wide 

I will worship You 

 

Refrain

 

So come on, my soul 

Oh, don't you get shy on me 

Lift up your song

'Cause you've got a lion 

   inside of those lungs 

Get up and praise the Lord 

(3X) 

 

Chorus 

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