For May 2nd:

“And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.” Exodus 33:19

We hope you will take the time to visit our blog sight to listen to this beautiful song about finding blessings in the trials. Type Gratitudedevotional.blogspot.com into your search or if you are receiving this through your email, select the words Living a Life of Gratitude above. Once you are at the blog, click on the arrow inside the photo beneath these lyrics. CUMC Women’s Ministry

“Blessings"

We pray for blessings, we pray for peace

Comfort for family, protection while we sleep

We pray for healing, for prosperity

We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering

And all the while, You hear each spoken need

Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things

(Chorus)

'Cause what if your blessings come through rain drops

What if Your healing comes through tears

What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near

What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

We pray for wisdom, Your voice to hear

We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near

We doubt your goodness, we doubt your love

As if every promise from Your word is not enough

And all the while, You hear each desperate plea

And long that we'd have faith to believe

(Chorus)

When friends betray us

When darkness seems to win

We know that pain reminds this heart

That this is not,

This is not our home

It's not our home

(Chorus)…

Laura Story, Blessings Album, Blessings, Lyrics, 2011