Content (A Prayer)

The message at my mother-in-law's funeral yesterdayfilled my sorrow-worn heart with comfort as we'press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.Phil.3:14 But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.1 Tim.6:6-7 As I listened I was impacted by a wonder-filled wave of comfort, joy and gratitude for the enough-ness of God's Word! It inspired a prayer for contentment... Lord, today before we embark toward its setting sunAnd press anew toward the mark for the prize not yet wonLord, grant us eyes to see Your Hand and ears to hear Your voiceAnd hearts content to understand faith's reasons to rejoice Content to trust the measure of Your ever-present careContent to count Your perfect love worth every cross we bearContent to comfort sorrow's pleas with promises to claimContent to fall upon our knees and call upon Your name Content to live a hymn of praise for Your kind faithfulness  Content to commit all our ways to You; You cheer and bless Content to know You will not cease throughout eternity That you will keep in perfect peace each mind stayed upon Thee Content to satisfy Want's thirst from wellsprings of Your wordContent where daybreak's bowers burst with mercies undeterred  Content, because Your grace bridges the depths of death and hellContent because your Word's riches no tallying can tell Content because better than gold, is the joy of You, LordContent because we know You hold Time's vulnerable cordContent because You hold the key to happiness unfurledWithout You reigns depravity though we gain all the world Content to strive to imitate Divine Humility To be obedient, though great the cross and cost may beContent to know without a doubt what You say You will doContent to make today about eternity with You Content to live to give you all honor and glory, ohForgive me, Lord, sometimes I fall prey to Self, as You know Content because Your love is true, your Word is too, and thenContent because greater are You than anything. Amen © Janet Martin The song below is comforting too...