And the "Song Stuck in My Head Award of the Week" goes to..

Gratitude - Nichole Nordeman

Send some rain, would You send some rain?

'Cause the earth is dry and needs to drink again

And the sun is high and we are sinking in the shade

Would You send a cloud, thunder long and loud?

Let the sky grow black and send some mercy down

Surely You can see that we are thirsty and afraid

But maybe not, not today

Maybe You'll provide in other ways

And if that's the case . . .


We'll give thanks to You

With gratitude

For lessons learned in how to thirst for You

How to bless the very sun that warms our face

If You never send us rain

Daily bread, give us daily bread

Bless our bodies, keep our children fed

Fill our cups, then fill them up again tonight

Wrap us up and warm us through

Tucked away beneath our sturdy roofs

Let us slumber safe from danger's view this time

Or maybe not, not today

Maybe You'll provide in other ways

And if that's the case . . .


We'll give thanks to You

With gratitude 

A lesson learned to hunger after You

That a starry sky offers a better view if no roof is overhead And if we never taste that bread

Oh, the differences that often are between

What we want and what we really need

So grant us peace, Jesus, grant us peace

Move our hearts to hear a single beat

Between alibis and enemies tonight

Or maybe not, not today

Peace might be another world away

And if that's the case . . .


We'll give thanks to You

With gratitude

For lessons learned in how to trust in You

That we are blessed beyond what we could ever dream

In abundance or in need

And if You never grant us peace

But Jesus, would You please . . .

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I love this song.

I love the attitude that's presented in this song.

The reminder of what our attitude should be. Give thanks, for everything.

When no roof is overhead, be thankful because it offers a better view of the sky.

How cool is that?

Yes, it's hard to have that type of a response when something (like your roof falling off) happens.. But we should take comfort in knowing that it was all apart of God's planning. Find what God was using the situation for. Maybe to just remind you that this life here is temporary. Maybe to give you an opportunity to show non-believers around you what your attitude should be. Or maybe God really just wanted you to calm down and have a minute to stare at the stars - because how can you look up in the sky and not be absolutely AMAZED at the vastness of who Christ is!?

Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 5:20

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