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| Photo by Elizabeth G Brooke |
Some
of my seasonal posts are among my personal favorites - I enjoy
reworking them and sharing them with you year after year. Here's my latest version of a prayer I first posted 16 years ago...
The chill, the rain, the wind
have claimed all leaves
save those whose stubborn hold
will not let go 'til you, Lord,
say the word
have claimed all leaves
save those whose stubborn hold
will not let go 'til you, Lord,
say the word
and then they'll fall
spiraling in
autumn's annual letting go
when holding on
when holding on
to what's now past
might seem survival's only path
but you know, more than I, Lord,
you know how my letting go
might seem survival's only path
but you know, more than I, Lord,
you know how my letting go
may be my only way to hold
all I keep dear
and all I dearly try to
keep as mine...
Help my letting go, Lord,
my letting go my hold on all
my letting go my hold on all
my stored up fears and tears,
my grip on all I won't let go
and all that won't let go of me...
I offer you
my fear of falling,
fear of letting go my heart
into your saving hands,
fear of letting go my heart
into your saving hands,
into your promise to be there
to catch me safely in your arms
to catch me safely in your arms
and hold me close
in your embrace...
Help me make my own
the prayer of falling autumn leaves,
trusting that you'll keep me, Lord,
through winter's biting wind and cold
as I let go my grip, my hold
on all I've lost
- save my hope of spring...
Gather up your falling leaves
and catch the pleas
that spiral from my heart
in my letting go
in my letting go
my autumn soul
into your gentle hands, Lord,
on a crisp November breeze...
Amen.
Letting Go by New Creation Worship
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Instrumental
In the tempest's roar
Still, your peace endures forever
Certain as the dawn
Perfect love has won my heart
Casting all my cares
To the One who holds tomorrow
Resting in your love
Grace now overflows in me
Fall into the everlasting arms
Walk upon the waves, you are my calm
Jesus, I will trust in all you've done
Letting go, letting God take over
Casting all my cares
To the One who holds tomorrow
Resting in your love
Grace now overflows in me
Fall into the everlasting arms
Walk upon the waves, you are my calm
Jesus, I will trust in all you've done
Letting go, letting God
I fall into the everlasting arms
Walk upon the waves, you are my calm
Jesus, I will trust in all you've done
Letting go, letting God take over
Instrumental
Be still and know O my soul
All is well, all is well
Be still and know O my soul
All is well, all is well
There is a peace that calms every storm
There is a peace
His name is Jesus
His name is Jesus
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