GOD STORY

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• GOD STORY

  by Deborah Ruth Trotter

   

  You are the God who gives everyone a story
  Not just a pattern of ritual and obligation
  But a living relationship of Your love overflowing
  And bubbling over to the people around

  You are the God who gives hope to the hopeless
  You bring new joy when we can’t find it ourselves
  You fill our hearts with Your love never-ending
  That overflows more than we can contain on our own

  You are the God who meets us where we’re at
  You extend grace and forgiveness and free us to live new a way
  No longer slaves to the things that destroyed us
  And free to let that grace overflow to those around us

  You are the God who redeems the stuff we go through
  We all have many experiences in life: Some good, some bad, some horrible, some great
  And You take the things that happen
  And even turn bad things around for something good

  You are the God who gives vision
  To those who are needing clear direction in life
  And the boldness to go forward
  And see change for the better

  You are the God who lifts us from the muck
  Of things from our past or depression or destruction
  You give us a solid place to stand in Your love
  And give us the chance to go forward in life

  You are the God who is worthy of worship
  With all that we are and have and will be
  The fact that the God of Creation knows and thinks about us
  Shows us how privileged we are that we can live in His love

   

  
  

• 20th July 2011
  Inspired by the Aomori JCF retreat and Darlene Z’s testimony on Huntley Street and the fact I’ve been sensing God pulling me back into song-writing again.