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Almighty God,
We come from you,
The One who gives us life,
And breath,
Until we reunite with you,
For evermore,
Beyond our death.
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References
All things come from you (1 Chronicles 29:14; NKJV).
I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb (Jeremiah 1:5; NLT).
He himself gives life and breath to everything (Acts 17:25; NLT).
The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).
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1. Always praying,
Always saying:
Thank you, Lord,
For all you send.
2. Always praising –
You’re amazing:
Thank you, Lord,
My dearest friend.
3. Always trusting
And rejoicing:
Thank you, Lord,
For every breath.
4. Always caring,
And declaring:
Thank you, Lord,
For life, and death.
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References
1. Pray continually (1 Thessalonians 5:17; NIV).
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus (1 Thessalonians 5:18; NIV).
Should we accept only good things from the hand of God, and never anything bad? (Job 2:10; NLT).
2. You have been with me from birth; from my mother’s womb you have cared for me. No wonder I am always praising you! (Psalm 71:6; NLT).
How amazing are the deeds of the Lord! (Psalm 111:2; NLT).
You are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me (John 15:15; NLT).
Our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God (Romans 5:11; NLT).
3. Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock (Isaiah 26:4; NLT).
Rejoice always (1 Thessalonians 5:16; NIV).
He himself gives life and breath to everything (Acts 17:25; NLT).
4. Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me (Matthew 25:40; NIV).
Do everything with love (1 Corinthians 16:14; NLT).
Always be humble and gentle (Ephesians 4:2; NLT).
Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them (Romans 12:9; NLT).
The Lord gives both death and life (1 Samuel 2:6; NLT).
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I will be your God throughout your lifetime
(Isaiah 46:4; NLT).
1. You give us a lifetime
To practice your presence;
A lifetime to ask
Your forgiveness, Lord, too.
2. You give us a lifetime
To care about others;
A lifetime to grow,
And become more like you.
3. You give us a lifetime
To bear our cross gladly;
A lifetime to follow
Your steep, narrow way.
4. You give us a lifetime
To thank you for all, Lord;
A lifetime to love you,
Cling tight, hope, and pray.
References
1. He himself gives life and breath to everything (Acts 17:25; NLT).
Perhaps even yet they will turn from their evil ways and ask the Lord’s forgiveness before it is too late (Jeremiah 36:7; NLT).
2. Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them (Romans 12:9; NLT).
We will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ (Ephesians 4:15; NLT).
3. If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me (Luke 9:23; NLT).
The gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult (Matthew 7:14; NLT).
4. Give thanks in all circumstances (1 Thessalonians 5:18; NIV).
You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind (Luke 10:27; NLT).
You must fear the Lord your God and worship him and cling to him (Deuteronomy 10:20; NLT).
Blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence (Jeremiah 17:7; NLT).
Pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17; NKJV).
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1. I dedicate this day to you,
One moment at a time,
For I am yours in heart and soul,
And you, Lord God, are mine.
2. I dedicate this day to you,
Despite my sins and flaws,
For you are mine in joy and pain,
And I, Lord God, am yours.
3. I dedicate this day to you,
My way, my inner shrine,
For I am yours in life and death,
And you, Lord God, are mine.
4. I dedicate this day to you,
I’ll stand up for your cause,
For you are mine eternally,
And I, Lord God, am yours.
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References
1. My beloved is mine and I am his (Song of Songs 2:16; NIV).
2. When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other (Ecclesiastes 7:14; NIV).
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised (Job 1:21; NIV).
3. I am the way (John 14:6; NLT).
We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner shrine behind the curtain (Hebrews 6:19; RSV).
You are the temple of the living God (2 Corinthians 6:16; NLT).
Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us (Colossians 3:11; NLT).
4. You will stand before governors and kings for my sake, to bear testimony before them (Mark 13:9; RSV).
Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows (Isaiah 1:17; NLT).
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1. Out in the estuary,
Dragged from the shore.
2. The current, relentless;
My strength is no more.
3. There’s no turning back now:
I’ve drifted too far –
4. Down to the river-mouth;
Over the bar.
5. The ocean, before me;
The future, unknown.
6. The start of my journey –
Afraid, and alone.
7. Drawn by the ebb-tide
I’m swept out to sea.
8. My days are completed:
My spirit flies free.
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The dust returns to the ground it came from,
and the spirit returns to God who gave it
(Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).
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Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously,
and he will give you everything you need
(Matthew 6:33; NLT).
1. God gives us
Everything we have –
2. Not all we want,
But all we need.
3. He satisfies us,
Day by day,
4. With sun, and rain;
With crops, and seed.
5. He sends his Son
To light our path.
6. He gives us birth, and life,
And breath.
7. He hears, and answers,
When we pray,
8. And welcomes home our souls,
In death.
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References
1. Everything we have has come from you (1 Chronicles 29:14; NLT).
2. He will give you everything you need (Matthew 6:33; NLT).
3. He satisfies every need (Acts 17:25; NLT).
4. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous (Matthew 5:45; NIV).
They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry (Isaiah 55:10; NLT).
5. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him (John 3:17; NLT).
I am the light of the world (John 8:12; NLT).
6. You clothed me with skin and flesh, and you knit my bones and sinews together (Job 10:11; NLT).
You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body, and knit me together in my mother’s womb (Psalm 139:13; NLT).
He himself gives everyone life and breath (Acts 17:25; NIV).
7. The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help (Psalm 34:17; NLT).
I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain (Psalm 3:4; NIV).
8. The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).
You will not leave my soul among the dead (Psalm 16:10; NLT).
While he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him (Luke 15:20; NLT).
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1. Be still,
And know that I am God,
Who made both heaven and earth.
2. Be still,
And know that I, alone,
Cause genesis, and birth.
3. Be still,
And know that I am God,
Who gives all creatures breath.
4. Be still,
And know that I am He
Who sends both life and death.
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References
1. Be still and know that I am God (Psalm 46:10; NIV).
He made heaven and earth (Psalm 146:6; NLT).
2. Stand still and watch the Lord’s victory (2 Chronicles 20:17; NLT).
He alone is God (1 Timothy 1:17; NLT).
God created human beings in his own image (Genesis 1:27; NLT).
3. Make yourselves low — sit still (Jeremiah 13:18, YLT).
You are the God who gives breath to all creatures (Numbers 27:16; NLT).
4. The Lord gives both life and death (1 Samuel 2:6; NLT).
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1. When we walk by faith,
Not sight,
Darkness is the same
As light,
2. And daytime is the same
As night –
When we walk by faith,
Not sight.
3. When we live in love,
Not fear,
Christ the Lord
Is always near,
4. To share our sorrows
Year by year –
When we live in love,
Not fear.
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References
1. We walk by faith, not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7; NKJV).
Darkness and light are the same to you (Psalm 139:12; NET).
2. Darkness is not too dark for you to see, and the night is as bright as day (Psalm 139:12; NET).
3. All who live in love live in God, and God lives in them (1 John 4:16; NLT).
Perfect love drives out fear (1 John 4:18; NIV).
I am with you always, even to the end of the age (Matthew 28:20; NLT).
4. In all their suffering he also suffered (Isaiah 63:9; NLT).
Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows (Isaiah 53:4; NKJV).
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1. Life means stretching thin our eternal oneness with God, in order to be born into a unique and fragile body, here, on earth.
2. Life means longing for our original union with him, and searching everywhere, until we find him at last, waiting within our soul.
3. Life means learning to love everyone, without exception, because God dwells in us all, and loves us all very deeply.
4. Death means leaving our failing, mortal body, to reunite with him for evermore –
5. And this is Heaven.
References
1. I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb (Jeremiah 1:5; NLT).
2. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him? Psalm 42:2; NLT).
All night long I search for you; in the morning I earnestly seek for God (Isaiah 26:9; NLT).
The Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion (Isaiah 30:18; NLT).
You are the temple of the living God (2 Corinthians 6:16; NLT).
3. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love (Galatians 5:6; NIV).
Love your neighbour as yourself (Luke 10:27; NLT).
Love the stranger (Deuteronomy 10:19; NKJV).
Show love to foreigners (Deuteronomy 10:19; NLT).
Love your enemies (Matthew 5:44; NLT).
You are the temple of the living God (2 Corinthians 6:16; NLT).
Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us (Colossians 3:11; NLT).
You have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you (1 John 2:27; NLT).
God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16; NLT).
4. He knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust. Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. The wind blows, and we are gone – as though we had never been here. But the love of the Lord remains forever with those who fear him (Psalm 103:14-17; NLT).
The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).
I will live in the house of the Lord forever (Psalm 23:6; NLT).
Today you will be with me in paradise (Luke 23:43; NLT).
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Pray constantly (1 Thessalonians 5:17; NIV).
1. Make life your prayer,
And prayer, your life –
Then Christ will guide you
On his way.
2. Make work your prayer,
And prayer your work –
Then he will teach you
What to say.
3. Make rest your prayer,
And prayer, your rest –
Then Christ will help you
To forgive.
4. Make love your prayer,
And prayer your love –
Then he will show you
How to live.
I give myself to prayer (Psalm 109:4; NKJV).
References
1. He guides me along right paths (Psalm 23:3; NLT).
2. God will give you the right words at the right time (Matthew 10:19; NLT).
3. If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you (Matthew 6:14; NLT).
4. Teach me how to live, O Lord (Psalm 27:11; NLT).