give thanks, with a grateful heart
it is a cold cold night
marred by the rain that knows no mercy
feelings of reminisce and maybe loneliness
shouldn't it be?

yet i stay up warmed by the love of many
as i scroll through my texts
again and again
ask me if i ever would grow weary of it
replied no and maybe you would never understand why
neither could i figure sometimes

close my eyes
bow my head
cross my fingers
with palms together

'oh Lord thank You for supportive friends
them whom i lean on when i grow weak
whose hands i catch when i slip

oh Lord thank You for a loving dad
his ways i sometimes cannot comprehend
but you opened my eyes to see beyond
and now i pray
give me the courage and the boldness
that someday i'll let love slip my lips

oh Lord i thank You for You
for Your grace, Your faithfulness and kindness too
Your strength i breathe on to face each day
Your promises i hold on to endure this race

oh Lord i pray these You'd hold in Your hands
and blow all the dusts of trouble away
keep them, love them, bless them
comfort them, be with them all the days of their lives'

unlock those fingers
opened my eyes
whispered my sign off
and sang this gratitude

amen