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Prayer:
God of grace and love, God of forgiveness and hope, God Who is bigger
than all things, God who knows us so well that You have counted the very hairs
on our head and called us Your children, each day You direct Your love to each
of us and at night You sing the song of rest and comfort because You are the
God of our lives in our rising and our sleeping. You give countless blessings
and I am sure we do not give thanks for all of them. Lord, open our eyes to the
power of the Holy Spirit so that we may see and receive the blessings You so
kindly and freely give.
“When I
remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches. Because You
have been my help, therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice. My
soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me.”
Psalm 63: 6-8
I sing to God in my prayers at night.
Sometimes a song comes to me and I sing (silently) to God and it helps me to
remember the gift of song I have been given as a blessing. When I sing I
imagine God on the throne of grace and mercy and seek His face and enjoy His
peaceful presence. Singing to God is a very intimate experience and I give thanks
that it is a part of my prayer life. My most favorite hymn is Be Thou My
Vision. One of the verses has this as its final line, “Waking or sleeping Thy
Presence my light.” Sometimes, from another song I sing the phrase, “When
there’s nothing left to do but just depend on You and the power of Your name.”
I have sung these two songs a lot lately!
Whether we are awake or asleep God is
present with us guiding us through each day and singing us to sleep at night.
When a situation is difficult, seek God’s face and listen for a song. When I
want God to sing to me I open up sacred scripture to the Book of Psalms and ask
to hear God’s voice. There are 150 songs in that book. One of them will sing a
word of praise, thanksgiving, comfort, peace, love; bring
a word of hope or healing. We can count this book as a blessing.
Take joy in the journey remembering that
hope does not disappoint! Wear comfortable shoes, give thanks with a heart
filled with gratitude, let us cast our cares upon the Lord and get some sleep.
God is up all night anyway so there is no reason for all of us to be awake.
Love you all, Bruce and Gaylene.
I am not moved by what I see. I am not
moved by what I feel. I am only moved by what I believe and I believe God.
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