Thy Will Be Done

"THY WILL BE DONE"

by HELEN STEINER RICE



GOD DID NOT PROMISE "SUN WITHOUT RAIN"
"LIGHT WITHOUT DARKNESS" OR "JOY WITHOUT
PAIN"- HE ONLY PROMISED US "STRENGTH FOR THE DAY"
WHEN "THE DARKNESS" COMES AND WE LOSE OUR WAY,
FOR ONLY THROUGH SORROW DO WE GROW MORE AWARE
THAT GOD IS OUR REFUGE IN TIMES OF DESPAIR...
FOR WHEN WE ARE HAPPY AND LIFE'S BRIGHT AND FAIR,
WE OFTEN FORGET TO KNEEL DOWN IN PRAYER,
BUT GOD SEEMS MUCH CLOSER AND NEEDED MUCH MORE
WHEN TROUBLE AND SORROW STAND OUTSIDE OUR DOOR-
FOR THEN WE SEEK SHELTER IN HIS WONDROUS
LOVE AND WE ASK HIM TO SEND US HELP FROM ABOVE...
AND THAT IS THE REASON WE KNOW IT IS TRUE
THAT BRIGHT, SHINING HOURS AND DARK, SAD
ONES, TOO, ARE PART OF THE PLAN GOD MADE FOR EACH ONE,
AND ALL WE CAN PRAY IS 'THY WILL BE DONE"!





THE LORD WILL COMMAND
HIS LOVINGKINDNESS IN THE DAYTIME;
AND HIS SONG WILL BE WITH ME IN THE NIGHT,
A PRAYER TO THE GOD OF MY LIFE.



PSALM 42:8
NAS



THE LORD HAS HEARD MY SUPPLICATION:
THE LORD WILL RECEIVE MY PRAYER.



PSALM 6:9
NKJV



LISTEN TO MY PRAYER FOR MERCY
AS I CRY OUT TO YOU FOR HELP,
AS I LIFT MY HANDS TOWARD YOUR HOLY SANCTUARY.



PSALM 28:2
NLT



FOR MY LOVE THEY ARE MY ADVERSARIES:
BUT I GIVE MYSELF UNTO PRAYER.



PSALM 109:4
KJV



FROM THE END OF THE EARTH I CALL TO YOU,
WHEN MY HEART IS FAINT.
LEAD ME TO THE ROCK THAT IS HIGHER THAN I.



PSALM 61:2
NRSV



TURN YOUR EAR TOWARD ME.
RESCUE ME QUICKLY.
BE A ROCK OF REFUGE FOR ME,
A STRONG FORTRESS TO SAVE ME.



PSALM 31:2
GOD'S WORD