Their beloved one suffers
Beside them they stay
Sharing compassion
Support, anyway
They are persecuted
For faith on display
Committed to path
Trust, anyway
Their body exhausted
Cross heavy this day
In unselfish love
Rise, anyway
Plea here seems hopeless
No word to say
Turning to Jesus
Pray, anyway
Highly insulted
Can’t believe what they say
Responding as Christ
Peace, anyway
View of perspective
One of the way
Waking beside you
Love, anyway
A pilgrimage I set upon
In this new day of rising dawn
A moving forth, a choice was willed
To quench a thirst that You’ve instilled
A drawing to our holy place
Your guiding light to deeper space
Surrender is directions view
To mold the soul with grace anew
Amazement grows along the way
Through me now oh Spirit pray
Distractions rise, a challenge here
A Spirit guides, a door appears
A vision captured, mystified
That can’t be viewed with human eye
A journey with our Lord is gifted
A pilgrimage of no foot lifted
Entrance to the garden
Closing eyes in prayer
No need to look further
Finding You right here
River overflowing
Gifts within the light
Nourishment of soul
A spiritual delight
Let the roots grow deeper
Spirit here flow free
Branches ever stretching
Out in praise of thee
More precious than gold
Will of mine concede
Love of Your abundance
Is all I’ll ever need
Into adoration
Holy souls now fall
Intimate of sharing
With the all in all
Word of the beloved
Presence here now be
Nourished is the soul
Dwelling one with thee
Wisdom in the touching
Each a new insight
Eye of soul now seeing
Radiant the light
Time beyond of knowing
Grace here now abides
Desire of two binding
Hunger satisfied
Beauty overflowing
Treasure of their keep
Time of cherished being
Deep within the deep
Friends of the morning
Greet me this day
Bringing their beauty
Offering of way
Born of the Creator
Of one purpose be
To worship in love
A vision to see
Scent in the breeze
Birds of sweet song
Bright flowers of color
Flow, we all belong
Let me fall into
Our one God of love
A piece of His kingdom
To lift all above
Prayer be of the changing
To give to Him control
One of trust complete
As keeper of my soul
Prayer is not designed
To change the mind of God
Or to tell Him something
He doesn’t know he’ll find
Don’t need to persuade Him
Or tell what to do
For our God of love
Wants the best for you
Because from the beginning
One purpose our God brings
He wants nothing more
Than give to us good things
Flowing from these gifts
Sometimes we may find
Not what we want right now
In the end divine
Let our prayer now be
Attempt to change our mind
Align our will with God
A better prayer we will find
Lord I come before You
With many ways I fail
Falling at Your feet
In beauty of exhale
Breathing out of burdens
Releasing of control
Into arms of grace
Healer of my soul
Shoulders of stress bearing
Unload the crosses weight
Into pure compassion
Receiving mercy great
Rest bit of the journey
Soul refreshed anew
Gratefulness abounding
In treasure that is You
Looming on horizon
Tsunami of my fears
Feeling of the hopeless
Turning now to prayers
Voice of desperation
Falls into the night
Arising as a whisper
The Presence of Your light
Fear not my beloved
I’m with you on the way
I will not forsake
With you I will stay
Still my faith be shaky
As challenge now arrives
Weathering the storm
Cling to Lord I strive
But to my amazement
I view an ocean clear
Body of pure grace
Relief in joy appears
Faith though storm is strengthened
As word of Lord stands true
Grateful be this soul
Forever cling to You
If we’ll take a moment
Before this day, begin
To pause to just to be
Find Spirit dwelling in
We’ll find a gift of peace
Breath in the morning air
In the seeking light
To be found right here
Reception of His gift
Offered here for free
Accepted as His child
Love is finding me
Light is getting brighter
Beyond the now I see
Divine becomes the moment
Pause of eternity
Resting in prayer
To be, contemplate
Spirit descending
Your gift radiate
In glorious Presence
Abundant Your light
Love perfect outpouring
Incredibly bright
Soul of receiving
A basking into
Divine of consuming
Radiance of You
Disciple of sending
Connection extol
Shining Your light
Through candle of soul
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