Oh God, The Giver of Our Days...

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.Ps.51:10 Yesterday on Facebook, my youngest sister shared a treasured memory, from three years ago...all the more treasured now, because never again will we three be together on this side of Heaven!(I'm so thankful someone offered to take a picture of the three of us) Click for the last pic of the three of us,on Lucy's last birthday...(We three were together on my birthday in June as wellbut no one thought to take a picture) From left to right, Marlene, Lucy, Janet Loss fine-tunes our hearts to the holiness of Today, doesn't it?!because we are reminded that we never know what tomorrow will bring! (or today!)Oh, how this perspective humbles our thankfulness for...Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.James 1:17 Oh God, The Keeper of our daysAnoint our lips with hymns of praiseFor thy safe-keeping through the nightFor mercy, kindling morning light... Oh God, the Giver of our daysInstill in us a heart of praiseAnd fill our thought, not with want's troveBut with Thy hope, joy, peace and loveWaken anew, Thy sacred callTo serve Thee from morn to nightfall Oh God, The Keeper of our daysAnoint our lips with hymns of praiseFor thy safe-keeping through the nightFor mercy, kindling morning lightFor Thy faultless and faithful willThy perfect purpose to fulfill Oh God, the Taker of our daysInstruct us in Your righteous waysEquip us with Thy armour, LordThe shield of faith, the Spirit's swordIn labor be our strength and mightIn pleasure, be our pure delight Oh God, the Lender of our days Evoke in us believing praiseTo trust, rather than understandThe law of love's perfect commandAnd recognize, with humbler bent This Gift of Day that thou hast lent Oh God, beholder of our thoughtTeach us to treasure what we oughtWhere mercies past, in vast amountAre far too copious to countThen God, kind Giver of our daysOverflow humbler hearts with praise In the Name of our almighty and everlasting God,Amen © Janet Martin