3. I wait, alone, Lord,
Ready to share your dread.
4. I wait in darkness,
Ready to share your light.
References
1. Be silent before the Sovereign Lord (Zephaniah 1:7; NIV).
Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit (Luke 10:21; NLT).
I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! (John 15:11; NLT).
2. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him (Psalm 37:7; NIV).
When Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory (Colossians 3:4; NLT).
3. When you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private (Matthew 6:6; NLT).
Being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground (Luke 22:44; NIV).
If we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering (Romans 8:17; NLT).
4. You have taken away my companions and my loved ones. Darkness is my closest friend (Psalm 88:18; NLT).
I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life (John 8:12; NLT).
Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light (Micah 7:8; NLT).
I long for the Lord more than sentries long for the dawn (Psalm 130:6; NLT).
1. I wait in silence,
Longing to hear your voice.
2. I wait in stillness,
Longing to share your life.
3. I wait, alone, Lord,
Longing to take your hand.
4. I wait in darkness,
Longing to see your light.
References
1. Be silent before the Sovereign Lord (Zephaniah 1:7; NIV).
After the fire [came] a still small voice (1 Kings 19:12; NKJV).
2. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him (Psalm 37:7; NIV).
Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies (2 Corinthians 4:10; NLT).
3. When you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private (Matthew 6:6; NLT).
I will take you by the hand (Isaiah 42:6; NLT).
4. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light (Micah 7:8; NLT).
Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows
(John 16:33; NLT).
1. You understand our struggles
And misfortunes;
You understand our failures,
And our fears.
2. You understand our losses
And afflictions;
You understand our anguish,
And our tears.
3. You understand our secrets
And temptations;
You understand our lives –
Each bitter pill.
4. You understand the tests
We must endure, Lord,
For you have shared them all –
And share them still.
References
1. He made their hearts, so he understands everything they do (Psalm 33:15; NLT).
The Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought (1 Chronicles 28:9; NIV).
2. When Mary arrived and saw Jesus, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died” […] Then Jesus wept. The people who were standing nearby said, “See how much he loved him!” (John 11:32,35-6; NLT).
Being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground (Luke 22:44; NIV).
3. He knows the secrets of every heart (Psalm 44:21; NLT).
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil (Luke 4:1-2; NIV).
If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine (Matthew 26:39; NLT).
They also gave me gall for my food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink (Psalm 69:21; NKJV).
4. This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all the same testings we do (Hebrews 4:15; NLT).
In all their suffering he also suffered (Isaiah 63:9; NLT).
Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows (Isaiah 53:4; NIV).
1. God speaks to us
But we don’t hear:
With him, there’s neither Hate, nor fear.
2. God cares for us
Although we fight:
With him, there’s neither Black, nor white.
3. God aches for us,
And hears each plea:
With him, there’s neither
Slave, nor free.
4. God longs for us
To change, and trust:
With him, there’s neither Them, nor us.
5. God treasures us,
And this is key:
With him, there’s neither He, nor she.
6. God offers us
His much-loved Son: With him, all humankind Isone.
References
1. God speaks again and again, though people do not recognise it (Job 33:14; NLT).
No one will be hurt or destroyed on my holy mountain (Isaiah 65:25; NLT).
Perfect love drives out fear (1 John 4:18; NIV).
2. The Lord protects the foreigners among us. He cares for the orphans and widows (Psalm 146:9; NLT).
Do not resist an evil person! If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also (Matthew 5:39; NLT).
3. In all their suffering he also suffered (Isaiah 63:9; NLT).
He hears their cries for help and rescues them (Psalm 145:19; NLT).
There is neither slave nor free (Galatians 3:28; NKJV).
4. The Lord longs to be gracious to you (Isaiah 30:18; NIV).
Repent and turn to me again (Revelation 3:3; NLT).
Trust in God (John 14:1; NLT).
5. He loves us with unfailing love (Psalm 117:2; NLT).
There is neither male nor female (Galatians 3:28; NKJV).
6. 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).
This is my beloved Son (Luke 9:35; NKJV).
You are all one in Christ Jesus (Galatians 3:28; NLT).
Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows (John 16:33; NLT).
1. Father,
May I trust in you,
No matter how I feel.
2. Father,
May I cling to you,
When life is an ordeal.
3. Father,
May I walk with you,
And share your warm embrace.
4. Father,
May I rest in you,
Until I see your face.
References
1. Trust in God (John 14:1; NLT).
2. Serve only the Lord your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him (Deuteronomy 13:4; NLT).
Do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed (1 Peter 4:12-13; NIV).
3. O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God (Micah 6:8; NLT).
So he returned to his father. And 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).
4. My soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him (Psalm 62:5; NIV).
Now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face (1 Corinthians 13:12; NRSV).
The Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God (Micah 6:8; NLT).
1. Please teach me, Lord, what you require,
So I may do as you desire.
2. “Love me, your neighbours, strangers, foes, And pray for all, till healing flows.
3. Make no show of faith, or prayer, But serve me gladly, everywhere.
4. Keep your temper, staying calm; Forgive all those who hurt and harm.
5. Say, ‘Sorry,’ when you grieve someone, And make peace, always, if you can.
6. Be honest, kind, and quick to care; Keen to lend, and give, and share.
7. Above all else, these words are key: Take up your cross, and follow me!”
8. Thank you, dear Lord; I hear your call; You are my way, my truth, my all.
References
1. What does the Lord your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the Lord your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul (Deuteronomy 10:12; NLT).
I desire mercy, not sacrifice (Hosea 6:6; NIV).
2. You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength [and] love your neighbour as yourself (Mark 12:30-31; NLT).
You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbour’ and hate your enemy. But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! (Matthew 5:43-4; NLT).
3. When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others (Matthew 6:6; NIV).
Serve the Lord with gladness (Psalm 100:2; NKJV).
4. In your anger do not sin (Ephesians 4:26; NIV).
Don’t sin by letting anger control you. Think about it overnight and remain silent (Psalm 4:4; NLT).
Forgive those who sin against you (Matthew 6:14; NLT).
5. If you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift (Matthew 5:23-4; NIV).
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God (Matthew 5:9; NIV).
If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone (Romans 12:18; NIV).
6. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid (Luke 6:35; NLT).
Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me (Matthew 25:40; NIV).
7. Then he said to the crowd, “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).
8. Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6; NLT).
Christ is all that matters (Colossians 3:11; NLT).
