God with me as I lie down

January 5, 2019 by Rich

God with me as I lie down,
God with me as I rise up,
God with me in each ray of light,
No ray of joy without him,
No one ray without him.

Christ with me sleeping,
Christ with me waking,
Christ with me watching,
Every day and night,
Every day and night.

God with me protecting,
The Lord with me directing,
The Spirit with me strengthening,
For ever and forever more,
Ever and evermore, Amen.

Self-Control

A person without self-control
is like a house with its doors and windows knocked out.
Proverbs 25 v 28

Without doors and windows the house is open to assault from everything. Putting rules in place (sometimes called discipline) is good for us. One basic rule that car drivers in Britain adhere to is a red light. When we see one we stop, if we keep going we will have an accident. Start thinking about your own life and how you might gain self-control.

Let us go forth,
In the goodness of our merciful Father,
In the gentleness of our brother Jesus,
In the radiance of the Holy Spirit,
In the faith of the apostles,
In the joyful praise of the angels,
In the holiness of the saints,
In the courage of the martyrs.

Let us go forth,
In the wisdom of our all-seeing Father,
In the patience of our all-loving brother,
In the truth of the all-knowing Spirit,
In the learning of the apostles
In the gracious guidance of the angels,
In the patience of the saints,
In the self control of the martyrs,
Such is the path for all servants of Christ,
The path from death to eternal life. Amen