May 1, 2017

This is my story! This is my song! Praising my Savior all the day long...

Good Morning Lord!
As we start our new day, our new May, another page in the story of our lives,
Thank You for being with us! Thank You for so many things given to us simply for our joy.
Thank You for delighting in us! And we delight in You.

And thank You Lord for our little ones.
From tiny ones who smell of innocence
to the 6' tall ones who smell a bit funny
We thank You for every day of their lives, every entry in their great adventures
And we pray for them
Lord, may today bring praise to their Savior.
May their lives be filled with hope
and grace
and love
because of You.

As the military child moves again, may he find You at this new place.
When their mom or dad deploys, may they learn dependence on You.
When they start to choose their own course, may they follow You.
When they begin their own families, may You be the center of those homes.

We pray for the child of the hurting veteran, Lord. Give them a peace and strength that can only come from You. God please defeat all thoughts of suicide in our ranks.
We pray for the military child who doesn't know You. May VBS, Sunday School, friends point the way. May the military community have revival amongst the children!
We pray for safety for our deployed, and for the children of our deployed.
We pray for protection of our military kids--Lord guard their hearts. May we be good stewards of the young people among us. Raise up willing volunteers, good teachers, caring neighbors. We pray for good mentors, shining examples in our children's lives.
We pray for those struggling with health. Lord, we ask for healing and for character growth.

And Lord, we pray for the kids' parents. For the mom whose trying to do it all by herself, may she sing of Your grace.
For the suddenly empty-nest parent, we ask for Your kindness to be real.
For the father of the rebellious one, Lord show him Your wisdom.

For the parents of our fallen soldiers, for their children....oh Lord, only You can heal.

We bring these requests knowing You care more than we do.
Thank You Lord Jesus for this song You give us.

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If I told you my story
You would hear Hope that wouldn't let go
And if I told you my story
You would hear Love that never gave up
And if I told you my story
You would hear Life, but it wasn't mine

If I should speak then let it be
Of the grace that is greater than all my sin
Of when justice was served and where mercy wins
Of the kindness of Jesus that draws me in
Oh to tell you my story is to tell of Him

If I told you my story
You would hear victory over the enemy
And if I told you my story
You would hear freedom that was won for me
And if I told you my story
You would hear Life overcome the grave

This is my story, this is my song
Praising my savior all the day long
This is my story, this is my song
Praising my savior all the day long

For the grace that is greater than all my sin
Of when justice was served and where mercy wins
Of the kindness of Jesus that draws me in
Oh to tell you my story is to tell
Of the grace that is greater than all my sin
Of when justice was served and where mercy wins
Of the kindness of Jesus that draws me in
Oh to tell you my story is to tell of Him
Oh to tell you my story is to tell of Him

This is my story, this is my song
Praising my Savior all the day long