Seeing in the Dark

We sang a beautiful song in church yesterday. Here are the lyrics:

You revive me

You revive me Lord

And all my deserts are rivers of joy.

You are the treasure I could not afford

So I’ll spend myself ‘till I’m empty and poor.

All for You

You revive me Lord.

Lord I have seen Your goodness

And I know the way You are.

Give me eyes to see You in the dark.

And Your face shines a glory

That I only know in part.

And there is still a longing

A longing in my heart.

My soul is thirsty

Only You can satisfy.

You are the well that never will run dry.

And I’ll praise You for the blessing

For calling me Your friend.

And in Your name I’m lifting

I’m lifting up my hands.

I’m alive

I’m alive

You breathe on me

You revive me.

Especially the line “Give me eyes to see You in the dark” got me thinking. At that moment, my first inclination was to think about dark times, of which I’ve seen a share. I thought, yes, Lord! Help me to see You when times get tough.

But the next thought was – well, how about taking a look at this past week?

No, not everything went my way. Not everything was roses and kittens… or puppies (which I prefer. LOL!). I even had a morning marked by tears, unusual for me. However, the Lord brought to my remembrance several answers to prayer and highlighted moments that made me smile or sigh with relief or utter a prayer of thanks. And it dawned on me – my past week overflowed with His presence and blessings.

He gave me eyes to see in the darkness of my foggy short term memory.

And I said – Wow. Thank You.

I hope you find some time to listen to the above song. To do so – CLICK HERE. In the course of a lifetime, 7 minutes isn’t really asking too much, right?

Have an incredible week, Dry Ground friends. I pray you too have eyes to see in the dark.

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