Here’s
a prayer for Easter from Roddy Hamilton.
Prayer
for Easter Day
When
the day is quiet
and the world still sleeps
and the morning is crisp
and love breathes again
we praise you, O God of resurrection
and the world still sleeps
and the morning is crisp
and love breathes again
we praise you, O God of resurrection
When
the time is now
and the moment is on us
and the place is here
and the grave clothes are folded
we praise you, O God of renewal
and the moment is on us
and the place is here
and the grave clothes are folded
we praise you, O God of renewal
When
the day is new
and the sun is fresh
and the light is clean
and the stone has rolled
we praise you, O God of empty tombs
and the sun is fresh
and the light is clean
and the stone has rolled
we praise you, O God of empty tombs
Now
we see the world differently
What we thought was the way of things, yesterday
is no longer the way of things today
death was yesterday
new life is today
tombs were sealed
now they are open
love was dead
now is alive again
death has been given a make-over
endings have a new perspective
things work differently now
What we thought was the way of things, yesterday
is no longer the way of things today
death was yesterday
new life is today
tombs were sealed
now they are open
love was dead
now is alive again
death has been given a make-over
endings have a new perspective
things work differently now
When
the shouting has stopped
and the suffering ended
and the betrayal complete
and the darkness stolen
then we praise you, O God of life
and the suffering ended
and the betrayal complete
and the darkness stolen
then we praise you, O God of life
~
written by Roddy Hamilton, and posted on Mucky
Paws. http://www.nkchurch.org.uk/index.php/mucky-paws
