On Sundays, Night Prayer takes its lead from some element from the day's liturgy. On this Third Sunday of Lent we heard from the Letter to the Romans:
We have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ...
so we boast in hope of the glory of God.
And hope does not disappoint,
because the love of God
has been poured out into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit
who has been given to us...
I can imagine, Lord,
that some of my readers are thinking,
"What's with all this hope stuff?
You make it sound too easy!"
Truth is, Lord
- some days I feel that way myself...
Some days - hope is hard to find,
hard to come by.
Some days - and let's face it: these days -
hope seems a facile answer
in the face of problems
that defy resolution...
Some days - everything just looks hopeless...
Some days - folks hang on by a thread
which seems to be unraveling...
Some days - hope sounds good
at least until I listen to the news
or ponder my own circumstances...
Some days - hope is just what I want
but I just can't find it...
Some days - there's nothing I want more than hope
and I can see it - but it hangs there -
just beyond my grasp...
But then I found tonight's song, Lord,
and it gave me a new perspective
a new take on hope
- even a new hope for hope...
So I'm praying with this song, Lord,
and I'm praying and hoping
my readers will pray with this song, too...
I pray - we all pray - that hope will find us
and give us the grace
to lean on your everlasting arms...
Protect us, Lord while we're awake
and watch over us while we sleep
that awake, we might keep watch with you
and asleep, rest in your peace...
Amen.
Tonight's song was released less than a year ago but it incorporates a melodic phrase and line from a hymn written in 1887: "Leaning on the everlasting arms..."
Hope's Gonna Find You by Ellie Holcomb
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What if hope’s not a path that you chose
It’s the loss of control
It’s a landslide of losing my religion
Going blind to find my vision
I thought it was my job to know
Where the flowers would grow
When it turns out
The lighting the and the thunder
The easy breeze of summer
Doesn’t feel like I’ve got control
What if hope’s not a rope you hold on to
What if it’s the arms that have always held you
On the edge when it feels like you’re not gonna pull through
Is the place you discover that hope’s gonna find you
Hope’s gonna find you
Well I lost my respect for the dark
But if that’s where you are
Could I let go of the light I thought would guide me
And trust You’ll come and find me
I thought that I had to hold on
That I had to stay strong
But I don’t cause you’ve been holding onto me all along
I’m leaning, I’m leaning
On the Everlasting Arms
I’m leaning, I’m leaning
I could never fall too far
I’m leaning, I’m leaning
On the Everlasting Arms
I’m leaning, I’m leaning
I could never fall
I’m leaning, I’m leaning
On the Everlasting Arms
I’m leaning, I’m leaning
I could never fall too far
I’m leaning, I’m leaning
On the Everlasting Arms
I’m leaning, I’m leaning
Leaning, leaning
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
Leaning, leaning
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
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