Nov 09 2008
Construction of Prayer
This beautiful song is “Your Love Is Strong” by Jon Foreman. The lyrics to this song are essentially the Lord’s Prayer, which gives us a template on how to pray. Often times I wonder why people are so structured and ritualized with their prayer lifes. Don’t get me wrong. I know that there are some elements of prayer that need to be habitual such as thanksgiving/praise, but would you like to have the same conversation with the same person everyday? I don’t really know what I’m trying to say. I also wonder why we need to tell him what we do because he knows our thoughts and knows what we are going to say before we even say it. So why do we need to tell him? Because I think that he wants to know that we want him to know what he already knows. Got it? Get it? Good. The fact that he wants to hear about the insignificant and important, positive and negative, exciting and boring, and everything in between amazes me. “He hears our sighs and counts our tears.” He cares more than we realize. Good communication is a must in any relationship. Our relationship with the Lord is similar to our relationship with people. They both need time and effort and good communication a.k.a. prayer. I guess these are just somethings that I’ve been thinking about lately.
Right now I am home and happy. There is no place like home. The snow here enticed me to get out my Christmas music and I got my little tree out and decorated my room. It’s so festive looking, makes me not want to leave. I love this time of year. I also shamefully ate a whole box of fudge mint cookies by myself, in one day. I’m horrible I know, but I enjoyed every single one of them. My mother found a book for me titled “Still Hungry After All These Years” by Richard Simmons. The title alone…HAHA…I can’t wait to read it, someday when I got absolutely nothing better to do.
Heavenly Father
You always amaze me
Let your kingdom come
In my world and in my life
You give me the food I need
To live through the day
And forgive me as I forgive
The people that wronged me
Lead me far from temptation
Deliver me from the evil oneI look out the window
The birds are composing
Not a note is out of tune
Or out of place
I look at the meadow
And stare at the flowers
Better dressed than any girl
On her wedding daySo why do I worry?
Why do I freak out?
God knows what I need
You know what I needChorus (3x):
Your love is
Your love is
Your love is strongThe kingdom of the heavens
Is now advancing
Invade my heart
Invade this broken town
The kingdom of the heavens
Is buried treasure
Will you sell yourself
To buy the one you’ve found?Two things you told me
That you are strong
And you love me
Yes, you love me(Chorus 3x)
Our God in heaven
Hallowed be
Thy name above all names
Your kingdom come
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven
Give us today our daily bread
Forgive us wicked sinners
Lead us far away from our vices
And deliver us from these prisonsTip Of The Day:
Pray everyday!
I love this song!! Good stuff, Calley.
I love this song! Good stuff Calley.
Who are you??? Can you give me some hints?
Haha! It’s Jennie! =) I don’t like how this comment box works either. I always have to approve the comments before they appear on the site. It’s dumb. It was kind of fun not knowing who you were, but I’m also am happy to know who you are. If that makes any sense.