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Father,
1. May I worship you
With every breath I take,
2. Rejoicing in your holy name,
Although my heart may ache;
3. Communing with you constantly,
Although I feel alone,
4. And waiting for the day
When you will lead my spirit home.
References
1. Worship the Lord in all his holy splendour (1 Chronicles 16:29; NLT).
The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life (Job 33:4; NLT).
2. Rejoice before him – his name is the Lord (Psalm 68:4; NIV).
Even in laughter the heart may ache (Proverbs 14:13; NIV).
3. Pray constantly (1 Thessalonians 5:17; CSB).
Turn to me and have mercy, for I am alone and in deep distress (Psalm 25:16; NLT).
4. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him? (Psalm 42:2; NLT).
Wait for the Lord (Psalm 37:34; NIV).
The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).
Tears of joy will stream down their faces, and I will lead them home with great care (Jeremiah 31:9; NLT).
Waiting for and worshipping God is hard when the body is in pain. The pain isolates us as we try to cope moment to moment, but it is in these times that He draws closest to our struggling spirit. In such moments I have had no words to pray but He still blessed my outstretched hand. What an awesome God!
I honestly think that this wordless prayer is the best of all, bringing us the losers to God. Hoping you will have as little pain as possible today, though! XXXXXX