by Rebecca Carroll

Created on: January 22, 2009

Give me strength, Lord
To endure the darkness
To bear the heaviness
To withstand the weakness
Those things that press, pull,
And tear at the soul

Thank You, Lord
Your Holy Spirit
is able to keep what
I committed to You when I first believed
You sustain me and fill me with confidence
When all is crumbling and decaying before my eyes

Find in me, Lord
The gladness of Your heart
The brilliance of Your Spirit
The celebration of Your hope
These sustain, support, and strengthen
All who trust in You

Thank you, Lord
For peaceful moments
For the stillness of water
For the breath of the breeze
These refresh the soul with wonder and awe
They give us pause to reflect upon Your Holiness

In You, Lord is a greater hope
That today I can only glimpse
Though my eyes have seen the wonders of creation
Though my ears have heard the triumph of angelic voices
Though my tongue has tasted the sweetness of honey and cream
Merely shadows of things to come

In time, Lord
When I find myself
Embraced by Your Holy presence,
My eyes will see the dispensation of Justice and Mercy
My ears will be opened to perfect Peace
My tongue will know the taste of Truth

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