(Prayers of Thanksgiving)
There are several things that I try to be faithful in as I offer daily prayers. I'd like to say that most of the items on my prayer list get covered each day --- but that's not always the case. However, there are two expressions of thanksgiving that I start my day off with pretty much without fail. I thank the Lord for "bird song", and "worship on the wind".
The "bird song" prayer was birthed sitting on my patio in the backyard of the "Berry-Patch"one morning just before dawn. In the spring, summer and early fall I tend to try and get outside as early as possible. I'm often outside find myself in the space where darkness is just beginning to turn into light. When that happens three things stir in my spirit reminding me that:
God's daily mercy shows up "new every morning"
I'm witnessing the birth of a new day
The night silence is being broken by the sound of birds offering up songs of praise
The other prayer point - "worship on the wind" - is something I've already addressed in a previous blog entitled "Wind Blown Worship". If you've read it then you understand what I mean when I use that phrase. If you haven't read it, you can backtrack through my other postings. Then maybe you'll start to hear things in the breeze yourself.
“MERCY COMES CALLING”
While it’s still dark outside, a supernatural thing’s occurring
Light begins to rise, and life starts to stirring
Then suddenly without warning, another day is dawning
As mercy comes calling, mercy comes calling
Mercy comes calling, it’s new every morning
Night silence fills the air, as the atmosphere is changing
For those with ears to hear, creation wakes up singing
God’s Sovereign hand is forming, a reason for rejoicing
As mercy comes calling...
When the sun runs out its course, the shadows start descending
An indescribable force, brings another day to an ending
As I lay down for sleeping, I yield my soul to His keeping
As mercy comes calling...
By: W. Berry / See & Say Songs, BMI
Copyright Secured: See & Say (Songs & Such), BMI
