Psalm 67:1

May God be gracious to us and bless us
    and make his face to shine upon us ….

Lord, let Your face shine down on me.

Shine, O Lord, shine.

Shine on me

here in the darkness.

Shine on me

here in the shadows.

For I am bound and bowed,

(so many of us bound and bowed)

to this never-ending night.

My candle of Hope flickers

and gasps for air.

I am desperate to breathe, Lord,

desperate to find my breath,

desperate to find the breath

of Your spirit, Lord,

because Your light, Lord,

Your spirit;

it fills me.

It lifts me up.

And I am raised to the sunrise.

I am set free of these chains

that bind me,

these chains of helplessness

and hopelessness and grief.

I am set free to shine.

I am set free to be Your light.

I am set free to reflect Your love.

I am set free

as we are all set free,

an army of God’s children

set free to shatter the night.

So, shine on me, Lord.

Just shine.

Shine on us all.

Amen.