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 another 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 . . .
("Gratitude" by Nicole Nordeman)
Just stuff I have been thinkin about. I have caught myself complaining about small stuff that doesn't even matter, and then I get to thinking how I should feel blessed for everything that I have been given...because none of it should be "expected" but graciously accepted as a gift that some others might not get.
Not everyone gets the opportunities we do, not everyone has all the luxeries of our modern lifestyle: a roof over their heads, food to eat...and some won't live to see thier 10th birthday.
some people won't ever know how it is to walk down the halls of a school, so many more will never experience college (not by choice)...
I always want more...and pray that the Lord let me have "one more opportunity", once I get that opportunity I ask for another...
I am trying to find the blessings in what I have...
I'm not perfect, I am human, I make mistakes....but I'm willing to grow.
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