Vision

 

Daily Gratitude Year 13 - Day 67: Today, I am grateful for vision.

This is one of my favorite hymns. I am a sucker for songs in a minor key. There is something haunting about them. 

One of my favorites is "Be Thou My Vision." There are times I get so caught up in my vision of how things should be, I forget to seek His vision and direction. This hymn has rich lyrics that remind me to seek His face in all things. 

Be Thou My Vision

Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
naught be all else to me, save that thou art -
thou my best thought, by day or by night;
waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.

Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true word;
I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord.
Thou my great Father; thine own may I be,
thou in me dwelling and I one with thee.

Riches I heed not, nor vain, empty praise;
thou mine inheritance, now and always;
thou and thou only first in my heart,
high King of heaven, my treasure thou art.

High King of heaven, my victory won,
may I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heaven’s sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
still be my vision, O Ruler of all.

It is a song about relationships and priorities. It is about knowing the King of Heaven and granting him Lordship in our hearts. 

Habakkuk 2:2 comes to mind again:

Then the Lord said to me,
“Write my answer plainly on tablets, so that a runner can carry the correct message to others."

Write it down. Turn it into a song. Take it on the run, baby! (Yes, Earworm is now singing "Take It On The Run" by REO Speedwagon... I am a child of the 70's and 80's)

Let His vision be our vision. 

Today, I am grateful for vision.