PRAYER IS…
Prayer is PRIVILEGE –
An unmerited gift of God
And an essential part
Of my relationship with the Word
Prayer is RELATIONSHIP –
A bond that daily grows;
An unfathomable encounter
With the One who loves me and knows
Prayer is CONVERSATION –
With Him who cherished me
In whose company
I constantly want to be.
Prayer is OPPORTUNITY-
To communicate everyday
To read His Word, to learn His will
To love Him and with Him stay.
Prayer is LOVE-
That redeems my soul
An offering on the cross
Where with Him I play my role.
Prayer is INTIMACY-
A secret delight in His will
Welcoming what He sends me
Joy or sorrow, good or ill.
Prayer is LISTENING-
To His voice in stillness
The power that builds me
In moments of weakness.
Prayer is YIELDING –
A surrender, joyful and free;
It is the pathway
Of blessings to me.
Prayer is LIVING-
A life that is true;
Striving to please Him
In all that I do.
Prayer is HOPE-
That replaces despair
A filling with His joy and peace
His love and His care.
Prayer is CALMNESS –
Amid the world’s loud roar
A life that like a river flows
Along a peaceful shore.
Prayer is a simple GAZE –
Fixed on Jesus and nothing beside
Seeing Him in spirit’s vision
Looking at the Crucufied.
Prayer is COMFORT –
When trials assail
His transforming renewal
When I stumble and fail.
Prayer is a CHALLENGE –
To give Him my all –
A deep yearning of my heart
So weak, so small!
Prayer is STRENGTH –
In His all sufficiency
Letting Him work through me
And His great power see.
Prayer is POWER –
The strength of my soul
A divine remedy
That makes me whole.
Prayer is SEEING AND TOUCHING
God everywhere
And discerning His gifts
Who causes me to share.
Prayer is GOD’S PRESENCE
With me wherever I go
‘Tis He accompanying me
As I travel here below.
Prayer is WORSHIP –
Of Him who made us all
Joining my voice in song and praise
Grateful for the gift of His call.
