morning prayer

in the morning, when i rise,
give me Jesus....

Our Father, Who art in heaven,
(...when i rise, give me Jesus)

hallowed be Thy name.
(...when i rise, give me Jesus)

Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done,
(...when i rise, give me Jesus)

On earth, as it is in heaven.
(...when i rise, give me Jesus)

Give us this day our daily bread,
(...when i rise, give me Jesus)

And forgive us our debts,
(...when i rise, give me Jesus)

As we forgive our debtors.
(...when i rise, give me Jesus)

And lead us not into temptation,
(...when i rise, give me Jesus)

But deliver us from the evil one.
(...when i rise, give me Jesus)

For Thine is the kingdom,
(...when i rise, give me Jesus)

and the power,
(...when i rise, give me Jesus)

And the glory forever.
(...when i rise, give me Jesus)

Amen.

"in the morning when i rise
in the morning when i rise
in the morning when i rise
give me Jesus

give me Jesus
give me Jesus
you can have all this world
but give me Jesus"
(fernando ortega lyrics in italics)

a blossom and a butterfly

on my walk, i said a prayer for you today.

i prayed for your heart,

your pain, your not knowing.

and as i prayed,

God showed me a cactus

blooming late, unexpected....

there in the midst of many thorns

lay a beautiful, white

solitary blossom,

like a promise of hope

in the midst of pain.

on my walk, i said a prayer for you.

and as i prayed God sent

a majestic monarch butterfly,

like a promise of hope,

richly robed in orange and black.

as this regal creature flew by

he dipped his wings my way,

and lifted my prayer from off my lips

before soaring up and away.

i said a prayer for you today,

and God listened, and answered

with a blossom and a butterfly.