Cry For Your Goodness, 9/23/17

Thank you, my Abba, Father of Lights

The One who holds all things together

By your mighty and righteous right hand

Thank you for your love for my people

This nation that is called by your name

You have blessed us so richly

You have given us your covenant

Only blessed Israel have you favored more

What grace and mercy is ours

Because of your very great love

What kindness in your great heart

For us who live on this land

Thank you for choosing us to serve you

To be used by you to further your cause

How could we not want to serve you

When you have been so good to us

How you have blessed us

Watched over us so kindly

Given us victory over our enemies

Given us favor in the eyes of the world

Called us to be a City on a Hill

But now we have grieved your spirit

Sinned so greatly and rejected your ways

We have been serving your enemy

And breaking your soft, loving heart

Oh God, what have we done?

We have rejected blessing and peace

And run after lusts for our pleasure

Cheap thrills that do not fulfill

Oh God, have mercy upon us

Help us to repent for our sin

In your love now you have to judge us

To mercifully turn us from our ways

I thank you for your mercy in doing this

You are so kind even in judgment

Your goodness is so overwhelming

I thank you for your great love

That you are faithful to discipline us

That we may not continue in sin

And destroy ourselves altogether

Oh Abba, you are so good to us!

Please judge us with mercy

And lead us to repent

Please right the course of our ship

So that we can Return to Our Purpose

And fulfill the destiny for which you birthed us

Stephen Pursell, 9/23/17