A Very Happy New Year

Our church had it's annual New Years Eve get together this evening. We always have a potluck dinner (whoops, excuse me, I meant potprovidence), and then we head upstairs for a little ditty where folks will read a poem, sing a song, or play the piano. Tonight, some of the ladies sang a beautiful song. We don't have it in the hymn book we use at church, but the words are lovely and it is a prayer of mine to bring into 2009. The title just about speaks for itself. It is called Speak O Lord.

Speak, O Lord, as we come to you, to receive the food of Your Holy Word.

Take Your Truth, plant it deep in us; shape and fashion us in Your likeness;

That the light of Christ might be seen today in our acts of love and our deeds of faith.

Speak, O Lord and fulfill in us, all Your purposes

For Your glory.

Teach us Lord, full obedience, Holy reverence, true humility.

Test our thoughts and our attitudes; in the radiance of Your purity.

Cause our faith to rise, cause our eyes to see Your majestic love and authority.

Words of power that can never fail; let their Truth prevail

Over unbelief.

Speak, O Lord, and renew our minds; help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us.

Truths unchanged from the dawn of time, that will echo down through eternity.

And by grace we'll stand on Your promises; and by faith we'll walk as You walk with us.

Speak, O Lord, till Your church is built, and the earth is filled

With Your glory.

~Keith Getty & Stuart Townend

A blessed new year to you and yours.

posted by Lydia