January 20, 2014

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqd8MoiCbcI

Father God,

Every breath is grace from You, allowing us to be alive. May we breathe "Abba, I belong to You" over and over today (as Brennan Manning suggested). 

Every morning that our children awake, grace from You.

Every night our soldier closes his eyes in safety, grace from You.

Almighty God

You are the One above the Heavens

You are the Commander of the Heavenly Hosts

You are the only Holy One

power beyond our comprehension

above time

everywhere

and still, You love us.

Enough to seek us out. Chase us down. Surround us with Your love.

Even when we fight You.

Even when we shake our fists.

Even when we kill Your Word.

Thank You Lord. Our feeble attempts at thanking You, loving You, are only small reflections back of Your love for us.

Unleash the hounds of heaven on Fort Drum. May they not be restrained spiritually, but may they chase down, surround, overwhelm the many hurting people with Your love. May the demon of suicide and despair be bound up in Your Almighty Name.

The darkness is heavy here, Lord. So many have no one to rely on, no one to turn to. When the packs get heavier, they try to just get tougher. Thank You Lord that You take on our burdens. Every day. Psalm 68:19

You can be here, saturating our homes.

And You can be on the other side of the world, putting a hedge of protection around our soldiers. Nowhere can we get away from Your grace.

So today, Lord, be the grace between us in our homes.

May we find our rest in You.

Please keep our soldiers safe, especially with all the comings and goings right now.

Be with our leaders, and the world's leaders, in the decisions that effect lives.

May we be lights today, and this week, to those who need to know You.

May our children learn this week to see Your grace, and really know it in their hearts.

In Jesus' beautiful name,

Amen

here's the lyrics running through my head: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/mattredman/yourgracefindsme.html