Wake me up
to your presence
Wake me up to perceive what you are doing,
and where you are busy in the world.
Wake me up from my slumber and sleep
Keep me awake to you
To have my eyes wide open
My ears listening
My heart soft
Wake me up to the urgency of bringing
your kingdom to earth.
We want heaven to touch earth often
Keep me aware of pouring oil
into my lamp.
Keep me burning
Burning for you
A heart on fire
Your light shining through me
Awaken the dead spaces in me
Help me to keep watch with you
Awaken our hearts
To be faithful in prayer
Faithful in action
Living for you
Becoming like you
Showing the love of Jesus
Carrying visions of revival in
our hearts and minds.
Imagining a better world
One that is good news for all
Keep us awake
Keep us filled with the oil of your Spirit
That brings forth joy, peace, justice and strength
A never tiring energy flowing from you
We run to you
Strengthen and steady us
Keep our hope alive in you
We wait on your promises
A whole rainbow of them
Promises of fullness
Over flowing mutual abundance
Awaken us to
the heartache around us
Help us to be your hands
Lifting weary heads and bodies
Restoring the broken
Comfort for those who mourn
Feeding those who are hungry
Compassion for the lonely and forgotten
We
need to be wide-awake with our faith
with our hope and with our love.
We need a wide-awake kingdom.
