MIDWEEK PRAYER

 You may know that I often refer to songs or hymns as prayers - in truth, they can be.  I recently received a prayer card at a funeral that used the hymn "Amazing Grace" as the prayer.  On the card were four verses.  I knew the first three - the fourth I had never heard.  This song has been around since the 18th century; written by poet John Newton. There are many versions of it used these days.  It may be the most played song in all the world as it has been adopted by many religions.  Today, that extra verse will be our prayer.

"How sweet the name of Jesus sounds,

to a true believer's ear.

It soothes his sorrows

and heals his wounds, 

and drives away the tears."

Let His name be in my mind,

and on my lips

and from my heart.

Amen