Prayer Changes Things

Autumn morning awesomeness! How precious is Your loving devotion, O God,that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings! He will cover you with His feathers;under His wings you will find refuge;His faithfulness is a shield and rampart. Prayer changes things. AmenGod, with each groan we bringGathers us like a Mother HenBeneath His Shelt’ring WingHis gentle feathers warm us whenThe gales of sorrow sting Because hope that is seenIs not hope, we learn trustBecause a dark glass bides betweenBirth and death’s sacred MustGod tries the part content to leanOn acumen of dust Because love never failsBecause God, who IS loveOrchestrates the law that prevailsWith Eternal EnoughLove wills the tempest that assailsFaith's evidence to prove Because our great God reignsWith love beyond compareNo matter what, His grace sustainsUs through life’s creature-careThough all else fail, still He remainsTo shelter from despair Because His word is trueFaith has no cause to fearBecause God cares for me and youWe can ‘be of good cheer’All He has promised, He will doPrayer draws His Promise near Praise God, prayer changes thingsSurrender’s sweet releaseBeneath the feathers of His wingsFaith finds hope, joy and peaceThen, pray whatever today bringsMay humble prayers increase © Janet Martin 1 John 5:14-15And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him. He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.