Waterfall: Spirit of Prayer part 2 track 16

Music by Linda Louisa It is tragic when believers view the world through a frame of their own making, rather than in the light of God’s self-revelation in His Word and through the ages. When John the Baptist sought reassurance that Jesus really was the Promised One, Jesus pointed him not to doctrines and dogma set in stone but to the living witness of His awesome power. Forgive us, Lord, for all the ways in which we shrink You to fit our own small ideas. May our world view expand to embrace the reality of who You really are, and to proclaim the fulness of Your kingdom. Lord, we are moving towards the place where we worship before Your throne, free from all the particles that sully the flow of Your rainfall. Drench and quench each one of us in the unending stream of Your waterfall. Let the water of life flow out to all we are concerned for, Yes, let all who hear these words and music moisten dry parched lips and quench their thirst in You as they find and follow Your Spirit’s leading. Sluice away the cloying dust and dirt as You rain your living water on us, Lord; clear refreshing liquid that cascades and thunders through our lives. Give us the courage to leap with You outside our comfort zone, beyond the edge of human reason where faith and love hold sway.* Let us be living stones, emerging from the ocean depths, once crushed and broken by the crashing waves and tides, but now smoothed and sculpted, honed in Heaven’s light to become sparkling jewels within Your Kingdom.* (*adapted from a poem by Nancy Brook) Thank You that You have brought life and immortality to light through the gospel; (2 Tim. 1:10) and just as You raised Jesus from the dead, may You also raise my friends and neighbours with Him and present them alive in Your presence. May the veil that is over them be taken away. (2 Cor. 4:14) Harness all the learning You would imbue our minds with, express all the virtue You would weave in our soul. Radiate Your presence to a people devoid of You; for although their needs are often inconvenient, You want us to be more lenient: for people matter most of all to You. Lord, one drop of Your inspiration dispels the inner strife that is so rife. We pray for that living water to envision and empower all who proclaim Your name; and, whatever may befall, let us be carriers of Your Kingdom call Lord, let good sense prevail in the decisions that we face; bucketfuls of common sense when all around are feeling tense. We ask for God-given sense to prevail in matters still in great suspense. In human terms they may appear too close to call: but we plead with You to establish outcomes that bring glory to Your name. May those afraid to enter the water, turn at last to You and reach their heart’s true centre: the One who sees and hears their inner plea. Since ingrained ingratitude makes us unclean, may we never take our clean running water for granted, at this time where death and disease lie hidden in the mud when the great floods rush by. Thank You Lord for its constant provision when it is such a scant commodity in so many parts of the world. Lord, the water You gave to be a blessing has all too often become a means for repressing, in both spiritual and political realms. Overrule the pressures that are building; guide and challenge those who control the water flow. Raise up springs where none existed before; Re-open wells where You are not worshipped any more and be especially with those who walk enormous distances hoping not to be turned away as hindrances; Yes, overrule the pressures that are building; guide and challenge those who control the water flow.