OVERCOMER

Snippet

No one can tell what goes on in between the person you were and 

the person you become. No one can chart that blue and lonely 

section of hell. There are no maps of the change. You just come 

out the other side. Or you don't.” ― Stephen King, The Stand

Scripture

I am writing to you, fathers,

    because you know him who is from the beginning.

I am writing to you, young people,

    because you have conquered the evil one.

 I write to you, children,

    because you know the Father.

I write to you, fathers,

    because you know him who is from the beginning.

I write to you, young people,

    because you are strong

    and the word of God abides in you,

        and you have overcome the evil one. 1 John 2:13-15 NRSV

Song

Overcomer Mandissa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z29olPjFbqg

Staring at a stop sign

Watching people drive by

T Mac on the radio

Got so much on your mind

Nothing's really going right

Looking for a ray of hope

Whatever it is you may be going through

I know He's not gonna let it get the best of you

You're an overcomer

Stay in the fight ‘til the final round

You're not going under

‘Cause God is holding you right now

You might be down for a moment

Feeling like it's hopeless

That's when He reminds You

That you're an overcomer

You're an overcomer

Everybody's been down

Hit the bottom, hit the ground

Oh, you're not alone

Just take a breath, don't forget

Hang on to His promises

He wants You to know

The same Man, the Great I am

The one who overcame death

Is living inside of You

So just hold tight, fix your eyes

On the one who holds your life

There's nothing He can't do

He's telling You

Sentence Prayer

Father,

Giver of the present, hope for the future:

Save us from the time of trial.

When prophets warn us of doom,

Of catastrophe and of suffering beyond belief.

Then, God free us from our helplessness,

And deliver us from evil.

Save us from our arrogance and folly,

For you are God who created the world;

You have redeemed us and you are our salvation.

Amen (A New Zealand Prayer Book, the Anglican Church in New Zealand and Polynesia pg 137)