The Prayer…..Our Prayer…My
Prayer
Celine Dion and Andre’ Bocelli have a version of one of my
most favorite prayer songs entitled simply, The Prayer. It came to me during a very sad season in my
life when I truly was lost, afraid and uncertain of where to go as I moved into
my future. I played The Prayer many, many
times, almost daily, for over two years.
It became the rope I hung onto to help me make it through. I had the CD in my car, my kitchen, my
bedroom and my bathroom. Yes, I really
did. The words to this song, like the
Bible, certain people’s voices, prayers, and other means God used to carry me
through that season are precious to my heart.
They kept me close to Him when I was lost – when He had to be my eyes,
He had to guide me with His grace. He had to carry me to the other side.
And then, recently, I heard this song on K-Love and its impact
on me totally changed…I could feel it….the healing that God had brought to me….to
my spirit, my personhood and my faith.
Ironic, since my physical body has never been more “unwell”. But,
that is God being God, doing the unimaginable with the unthinkable for the unlovable.
The healing which has come to me, my husband, my children….it is tangible, a gift which
comes from persevering, praying, surrendering, working together, telling the
truth, repenting, and, again, surrendering which was our “word” for 2014.
I chose surrender as our guiding
work for 2014 because I knew I had issues with surrendering….with freely giving
of self to God. And, honestly, I still
do not have it mastered, but as noted in a recent blog, I am no longer a
surrender novice….I have learned in 2014 to let it go and leave it there….to
walk to the cross, lay down my burden, sorrow, pain, and loss….and move away.
I have learned to pray and then lay
them in my prayer jar….visiting my requests but not holding them too tightly
because God wants us to remember our prayers but not to fear them…..
I have learned that when I give my
life, my heart, my spirit over to God, I not only don’t need to pick them back
up, but that I should not pick them up…and, more importantly, when I do pick
them up, I rob myself of receiving God’s direction and love.
And, I don’t
want to do that….ever again….
But, I will
because I am human, and, I know God will gently remind me to once again….
Surrender…..
As we move into 2015, I enter this
year a different person that I have been these past fifty two years, nine
months…..because our God is like that…..always growing us, always changing us,
always fostering our spirit to grow toward him…
I am learning….
We are either growing toward God or growing away from God,
but on this, we can be certain…
We are growing…
Our lives are in God’s hands….
So, for 2015, our theme is “His Will Be Done”…..
In all things, on all days….
And with
Eucharisto…
Thankfulness….
For all of our circumstances
His Will Be Done…..
Blessings from our
family to yours as you enter 2015!
Lesa
The Prayer
I pray you’ll be our eyes
And watch us where we go
And help us to be wise
In times when we don’t know
Let this be our prayer
As we go our way
Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace
To a place where we’ll be safe
I pray we’ll find your light
And hold it in our hearts
When stars go out each night
Let this be our prayer
When shadows fill our day
Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we’ll be safe.
We ask that life be kind
And watch us from above
We hope each soul will find
Another soul to love
Let this be our prayer
Let this be our prayer
Just like every child
Just like every child
Needs to find a place,
Guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we’ll be safe
