Gratitude

Along the same lines as my last post, here are the words to one of the most profound prayers I've heard lately, Nichole Nordeman's "Gratitude."

Send some rain, would You send some rain?

'Cause the earth is dry and needs to drink again 

And the sun is high and we are sinking in the shade

Would You send a cloud, thunder long and loud?

Let the sky grow black and send some mercy down

Surely you can see that we are thirsty and afraid

But maybe not, not today

Maybe You'll provide in other ways

And if that's the case...

We'll give thanks to You

With gratitude

For lessons learned in how to thirst for You

How to bless the very sun that warms our face

If You never send us rain

Daily bread, give us daily bread

Bless our bodies, keep our children fed

Fill our cups, then fill them up again tonight

Wrap us up and warm us through

Tucked away beneath our sturdy roofs

Let us slumber safe from danger's view this time

Or maybe not, not today

maybe You'll provide in other ways

And if that's the case...

We'll give thanks to You

With gratitude

A lesson learned to hunger after You

That a starry sky offers a better  view if no roof is overhead

And if we never taste that bread

Oh, the differences that often are between

What we want and what we really need

So grant us peace, Jesus, grant us peace

Move our hearts to hear a single beat

Between alibis and enemies tonight

Or maybe not, not today

Peace might be anther world away

And if that's the case...

We'll give thanks to You

With gratitude

For lessons learned in how to trust in You

That we are blessed beyond what we could ever dream

In abundance or in need

And if You never grant us peace

But Jesus, would You, please...

On a completely different not, I have to add a shout-out to LaShazda my Mazda - happy ten year anniversary!