Open My Eyes by Lisa Degrenia
Open my eyes to your presence
Break the bread
Tear the veil in two

Open my eyes to your presence
Your Word and Your Way
To see and seek

Open my eyes to your presence
A dawn of recognition
The fullness of your grace
Now mine to reveal

You Are Near by Lisa Degrenia
You are near when the dream dies.
When the unexpected comes.
When the unthinkable overwhelms.

You are near when my spirit wails
From dragging the weight of grief
and anxious questions.

You are near when hope hides.
When I cannot see the way forward.
When I cannot sense your presence.

You are near- patient and open.
Holding space for my longings and suffering.

You are near- steadfast and passionate.
Wrapping me in your truth.
Setting my broken heart aflame.

You are near.
A light in the wilderness.
A future abounding in hope.

Where Do I Meet You? by Lisa Degrenia
Jesus, where do I meet you?
everywhere

In every situation.
In every need.
In every one.

Help me recognize
Your presence,
Your providing,
Your voice.

You are near.
You are at work.
You are speaking truth
and life.

Jesus,
Help me recognize you.
Help me trust you.
Help me follow you,
Everywhere

Eyes to See by Lisa Degrenia
Jesus, give us eyes to see
Your presence, Your hope,
Your grace made real right now.

Help us live expectantly.
Expecting to see people come to faith,
Growing in faith.

Expecting to see people freed from poverty,
Delivered of disease,
Making sacrifices for the greater good.

Expecting to see prayers answered.
Jobs found, bills paid,
Schools thriving, everyone in housing.

Expecting to see wars end, corruption abandoned,
justice and opportunity abounding.

Expecting to see lives unshackled from addiction.
People and families made whole.
Neighborhoods and Nations open and welcoming.
Division and hate a long-distant memory.

Jesus, free us from sin and shame,
From blame and blindness.
Fill us with grace upon grace upon grace.
Give us eyes to see and
Give us lips quick to testify in thanksgiving and praise.

Offer your own prayers.

Glory, Glory Hallelujah to our Risen Savior
Glory, Glory Hallelujah to Jesus, God with us,
who empowers us to live the prayer he taught us…

Close with the Lord’s Prayer.

Morning by Morning by Lisa Degrenia
Morning by morning,
Like manna,
Like sunrise.

Morning by morning you awaken and provide,
You open my eyes to your presence,
You open my ears to your encouragement and truth.

You know my disillusionment, my questions,
my weariness, my hopelessness, my despair.

You open me to your sustaining–
Feasting on your words.
Feasting at your table.
Feasting on your grace.

Now open my mouth to share what first found me
In every season and circumstance
With every soul along the way.

Morning by morning you awaken me,
Like manna,
Like the sunrise.
Great is your faithfulness!

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Open My Eyes © 2020 Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
You are Near © 2024 Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
Where Do I Meet You © 2019, updated 2024 Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
Eyes to See © 2020, updated 2024 Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
Morning by Morning © 2027, updated 2024 Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia

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