Transfiguration - Love that reaches out

Transfiguration - track 8 - Love that reaches out Sacrifice (Dave Hart) At the constant risk of being rejected love always reaches out. As the Lord Jesus shared fellowship on the mountainside with His awe-struck disciples He foresaw the struggles they would endure as they sought to fulfil their God-given mission. Even as the glory shone upon the mountain of transfiguration, Moses and Elijah spoke about the suffering that Jesus was shortly to endure. For every person on a mountaintop today, many others find themselves in valleys filled with grief and mourning. Lord, the ways by which You lead us often seem mysterious, especially when precious things and people are taken from us and nothing makes sense any longer. We would not have chosen it this way, Lord, but because You make all things work together for good, we cry to You to turn these circumstances around for Your own good purposes. Lord of bruised and broken hearts, where threatening clouds overshadow, send Your light to oust the darkness and to bid all fears subside. Open wide Your arms of comfort, so that, in the shadow of Your unchanging love, aching souls may find true peace, and hearts begin to heal. Where loneliness encroaches, grant grace to accept changing roles. We hoist our sails to catch the winds You send, and refuse to let our sails billow with strange and sudden whims. May hope not wither with the advancing years, Neither let anxiety fill our days, Let happy memories fuel our faith in readiness for our eternal homecoming. For this God is our God for ever and ever; He will be our guide even to the end. (Psalm 48:14)