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		<title>Blessings</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Singing is praying twice,&#8221; said St. Augustine. He understood that the power of music and song can lift our hearts and minds to God in ways that nothing else can. The song, &#8220;Blessings,&#8221; by Laura Story, is a wonderful example of this. This song speaks so beautifully to the truth that, even in our sufferings, God [&#8230;]]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>&#8220;Singing is praying twice,&#8221; said St. Augustine.</strong> He understood that the power of music and song can lift our hearts and minds to God in ways that nothing else can. The song, &#8220;Blessings,&#8221; by Laura Story, is a wonderful example of this. This song speaks so beautifully to the truth that, even in our sufferings, God is present, healing us and showering us with His mercy. I pray its truth resonates with you.</p>
<div><em>We pray for blessings, we pray for peace.</em></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><em>Comfort for family, protection while we sleep</em></span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><em>We pray for healing, for prosperity</em></span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><em>We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering</em></span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><em>And all the while, You hear each spoken need</em></span></div>
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<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><em>Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things</em></span></span></p>
<p><em>&#8216;Cause what if your blessings come through rain drops</em><br />
<em>What if Your healing comes through tears</em><br />
<em>What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You&#8217;re near</em><br />
<em>What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise</em></p>
<p><em>We pray for wisdom, Your voice to hear</em><br />
<em>We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near</em><br />
<em>We doubt your goodness, we doubt your love</em><br />
<em>As if every promise from Your word is not enough</em><br />
<em>And all the while, You hear each desperate plea</em><br />
<em>And long that we&#8217;d have faith to believe</em></p>
<p><em>&#8216;Cause what if your blessings come through rain drops</em><br />
<em>What if Your healing comes through tears</em><br />
<em>What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You&#8217;re near</em><br />
<em>What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise</em></p>
<p><em>When friends betray us</em><br />
<em>When darkness seems to win</em><br />
<em>We know that pain reminds this heart</em><br />
<em>That this is not,</em><br />
<em>This is not our home</em><br />
<em>It&#8217;s not our home</em></p>
<p><em>&#8216;Cause what if your blessings come through rain drops</em><br />
<em>What if Your healing comes through tears</em><br />
<em>What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You&#8217;re near</em></p>
<p><em>What if my greatest disappointments or the aching of this life</em><br />
<em>Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can&#8217;t satisfy</em><br />
<em>What if trials of this life</em><br />
<em>The rain, the storms, the hardest nights</em><br />
<em>Are your mercies in disguise</em></p>
<p>© Laura Story</p>
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<p><em>You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us.</em> &#8211; Divine Mercy Chaplet</p>
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<p id="rop"><small>Originally posted 2014-08-11 06:00:17. </small></p><span class="et_social_bottom_trigger"></span>]]></content:encoded>
			

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