Friday, May 17, 2013

Devotion for today: O Christ, Surround Me




When someone takes the time to give me a prayer, poem, song or personal reflection, I like to use it immediately or weave it into a future blog. This week two people have felt moved to give me gifts for my blog. We read my friend’s piece on mothers that his grandfather wrote in Tuesday’s blog, and today we will depart from our study of Mary’s messages to read and listen to a song that my husband asked me to post. He received it at His Lightworks Lectio Divina study and felt I needed to share it right away. So here it is, and what a beautiful message it delivers. Read each verse very carefully and allow yourself to feel God surround you. Then pay particular attention to the last verse. If you can be this in life, you will hear God say, “Well done my good and faithful servant”.

God be the Love

God be the love to search and keep me
God be the prayer to move my voice
God be the strength to now uphold me
O Christ, surround me
O Christ, surround me

Bind to myself the name of Holy
Great cloud of witnesses enfold
Prophets, apostles, angels witness
O Christ, surround me
O Christ surround me

Brightness of sun and glow of moonlight
Flashing of lightning, strength of wind
Depth of the sea to soil of planet
O Christ, surround me
O Christ, surround me

Walking behind to hem my journey
Going ahead to light my way
And from beneath, above, and all ways
O Christ, surround me
O Christ, surround me

Christ in the eyes of all who see me
Christ in the ears who hear my voice
Christ in the hearts of all who know me
O Christ, surround me
O Christ, surround me

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