Why
Snippet
“Assurance grows by repeated conflict. . . . When we have been brought very low and helped, sorely wounded and healed, cast down and raised again . . . and when these things have been repeated to us and in us a thousand times over, we begin to learn to trust simply to the word and power of God. JOHN NEWTON
Scripture
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
For I am the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. . .
the people I formed for myself
that they may proclaim my praise. Isaiah 43:2,3, 21NIV
Song
Why Me by Kris Kristofferson
https://youtu.be/mBADk6dmGMI
Why me Lord what have I ever done
To deserve even one of the pleasures I've known
Lord, what did I ever do
That was worth lovin' You or the kindness You've shown
Lord help me, Jesus, I've wasted it so
Help me Jesus I know what I am
But now that I know that I've needed You so
Help me, Jesus, my soul's in Your hand
Try me, Lord, if You think there's a way
I can try to repay all I've taken from You
Maybe Lord, I can show someone else
What I go through myself, on my way back to You
Lord help me, Jesus, I've wasted it so
Help me Jesus, I know what I am
But now that I know that I've needed You so
Help me, Jesus, my soul's in Your hand
Jesus, my soul's in your hand
Sentence Prayer
God of our weary years,
God of our silent tears,
Thou who has brought us thus far on the way;
Thou who has by thy might led us into the light;
Keep us forever int he path, we pray. Amen
James Weldon Johnson, 1921
