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One of our global gospel partners wrote this week. In the midst of a wonderful report on how God is active in his life and ministry, our friend asked for prayer for better sleep. I’m sending him this old prayer and thought others might benefit from it as well.
Blessed Creator,
Thou has promised thy beloved sleep;
Give me
restoring rest needful for tomorrow’s toil.
If dreams be mine,
let them
not be tinged with evil.
Let thy Spirit make my time of repose
a blessed
temple of his holy presence.
May my frequent lying down make me familiar with
death,
the bed I approach remind my of the grave,
the eyes I now close
picture to me their final closing.
Keep me always ready, waiting for
admittance
to thy presence.
Weaken my attachment to earthly
things.
May I hold life loosely in my hand,
knowing that I receive it on condition of its surrender.
As pain and suffering betoken transitory
health,
may I not shrink from a death that introduces me
to the freshness
of eternal youth.
I retire this night in full assurance of one
day
awakening with thee.
All glory for this blessed hope,
for the
gospel of grace,
for thine unspeakable gift of Jesus,
for the fellowship
of the Trinity.
Withhold not thy mercies in the night season;
thy hand
never wearies,
thy power needs no repose,
thine eye never
sleeps.
Help me when I helpless lie,
when my conscience accuses me of
sin,
when my mind is harassed by foreboding thoughts,
when my eyes are
held awake by personal anxieties.
Show thyself to me as the God of all
grace, love and power;
thou hast a balm for every wound,
a solace for all
anguish,
a remedy for every pain,
a peace for all disquietude.
Permit
me to commit myself to thee
awake or sleep.
Amen.
But you will have to image it in your mind as I neglected to snap a pic.
Tuesday at our facility there were 15 wee ones gathered to learn dance and movement. The parking lot at the office complex was full. I saw moms walking the property’s mile track (yes, we have one), hanging with their smaller kids at our playground, and others chatting while they waited. A third of the participants are friends of CCC, enjoying their exposure to God and His people. And that’s a good thing.
This was very encouraging as Chris Hiatt builds teams to scheme ways to use this facility to glorify God by blessing our neighbors.
Guys, you can register from this website. This will be a great time together in Christ. Sign up today.
GraceCon 2012: “Faith that Works”
Overview
Join the men of Christ Community Church for the second annual Grace Conference (GraceCon). Enjoy time in small groups of guys and unpack several short talks from speakers outside of our church. We will be focusing on the book of James, as it reveals evidence of true grace in a man’s life.
We will gather for powerful worship, food and messages from Brandon Lauranzon (Seven Rivers, Citrus County) and Mike Osborne (University Presbyterian, Orlando).
Schedule + Location
Friday, February 10th | 7pm to 9:30pm @ Christ Community Church
Saturday, February 11th | 8am to 1pm @ Christ Community Church
How we experience and need our vision of the cross to grow. Boasting in the cross.
As we continue to grow in our knowledge of who God is and our relationship with Him and the world, CCC is offering these 4 classes at the 10-11 time slot on Sunday mornings.
1. The Six-Day Worker: Grasping for Meaning in Work” Rm 124
2. Therefore, Go (The Great Commission) Office Complex
3. Next Step Class Rm 122
4. The order of Salvation – What does “ordo salutis” mean, Sanctuary
and why is it important? (Crossroads & College)
To get a more in depth discription of each class follow this link.
http://cccgainesville.com/#/learn/education-and-training
Hope you will join us!
