Sunday, July 31, 2011

Blessings

P7040074We pray for blessings, we pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering

All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops?
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near?

What if trials of this life
Are Your mercies in disguise?

We pray for wisdom, Your voice to hear
We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough

And all the while You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears?
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near?

And what if trials of this life
Are Your mercies in disguise

When friends betray us, when darkness seems to win
We know the pain reminds this heart
That this is not, this is not our home
It's not our home

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears?
And what if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near?

What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst
This world can’t satisfy?

And what if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are Your mercies in disguise?


Song: ‘Blessings’
Written and sung by Laura Story
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12 comments:

  1. sherryJuly 31, 2011 at 7:01 AM

    yes.

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  2. Connie ArnoldJuly 31, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    I came over from Cathy's blog. Thank you for sharing this. Wonderful words, and that's a beautiful picture!

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  3. bjJuly 31, 2011 at 2:27 PM

    Hello, sister friend,
    At first, I thought it was you that wrote this song...it is beautiful and her singing is surely a great gift from Our Father.

    I do hope things are going well for you.
    xoxo bj
    p.s.
    how do you keep your music playing when it leaves your front page, over to the comment page??

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  4. AnonymousJuly 31, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    Hi Adrienne! This is just beautiful!
    Do you have any Roosters or Chickens so you can come to my party! :) I hope you can.
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia ;)

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  5. ButtercupJuly 31, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    Great thoughts. Made my way over from Lorraine's and will definitely be back to visit again.

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  6. GratefulPrayerThankfulHeartJuly 31, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    This is my current favorite song ~ amazing isn't it!

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  7. JoelJuly 31, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    Beautiful song.. thanks for sharing! God bless, Joel

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  8. LalleeAugust 1, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    Adrienne, I had to look this song up on iTunes. The words are beautiful. Thank you for your kind email. It was much appreciated.
    XO,
    Lallee

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  9. Marilyn MillerAugust 2, 2011 at 8:31 AM

    Gorgeous photo!

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  10. Kathleen GraceAugust 2, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    I think we all hope that our blessings don't come from raindrops, but the raindrops fall, and it's good to know that blessings CAN come from them.

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  11. Ceekay-THINKIN of HOMEAugust 2, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    this is really perfect...thank you

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  12. BarbaraAugust 3, 2011 at 4:52 AM

    Beautiful.
    The original Hebrew text tells us that to bless someone means that you desire that they come to know God in their life and circumstances.

    Certainly blessings are not always something that we like at the time which is why they say 'blessings in disguise'

    Blessings to you Adrienne.

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