NIGHT PRAYER: Wednesday 10/11

NIGHT PRAYER: Wednesday 10/11


I’ve been thinking, Lord, of how you carry me,
    about all  the ways you carry me
        from year to year,
        season to season,
        day to day
            – even hour to hour! 

How do you carry me, Lord?
Let me count the ways…

You carry and sustain me with your grace:
    that mysterious nectar of your Spirit
    anointing my mind, heart and soul
    with your counsel, wisdom and peace…

You lift me up, you bear me up
    on the love, affection and faithful help
    of my family, friends and neighbors,
        all my sisters and brothers…

With mercy beyond my imagining,
    you pardon and forgive me my sins,
    you mend and heal my heart,
    you restore and repair
        what I’ve carelessly torn asunder… 
Dwelling in my heart, Lord,
in depths I’ve neither found nor dared to plumb,
    you clarify my thoughts,
    empower my words and deeds,
    fill my empty places,
    give me trust and hope,
    carry and sustain me
    and lift me up on wings of prayer
        year to year,
        season to season,
        day to day
            even hour to hour…

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…

Feels like it’s been miles and miles  
Feels like it’s an uphill climb
 
Sometimes I get weary on the way
 
But when I look back at where I’ve been
 
When I look back, I’m sure of it 
I was right there in your arms and I can say 
Every moment of my life
 
God, you never left my side 
Every valley, every storm
 
You were there, you were there
 
I don’t need to know what’s next
 
You’ll be with me every step
 
Through it all, through it all
 
I can see You carry me

 
There are days I wonder if
 
You can fix the mess I’m in 
Times when nothing seems to go the way it should
 
But then I look back on every season
 
I can find there’s ten thousand reasons   
To trust that you can work all things for good 
Every moment of my life
 
God, you never left my side
 
Every valley, every storm 
You were there, you were there
 
I don’t need to know what’s next
 
You’ll be with me every step 
Through it all, through it all
I can see

 
Through the wind and waves
 
Through my worst mistakes
 
Through the times I thought I walked alone
 
You were holding me
You were whispering
 
I will never leave you on your own

 
Every moment of my life
 
God, you never left my side 
Every valley, every storm    
You were there, you were there 
I don’t need to know what’s next
 
You’ll be with me every step
 
Through it all, through it all
I can see…
You carry me 


  

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