Have I fallen asleep on the job Lord?
Have I wasted a moment or two?
Do I take a day off when it suits me?
Have I lost my excitement for You?
Have I lost my initial enthusiasm?
Is my passion beginning to flag?
Am I finding it hard to keep going?
Is it all just a bit of a drag?
Have I grabbed forty winks on occasions?
Have I slept when I should be alert?
Have I grown just a little complacement
And persuaded myself it won't hurt?
Your disciples were sleepy one day as You prayed
They'd been very busy, they'd stood quite amazed
As people were healed, from bondage released
They'd heard your great teaching, seen stormy winds cease
The dead had been raised! The hungry were fed!
They'd gathered the baskets of left over bread.
But now they were tired and weary
Their thoughts probably drifted away
They went up the mountain with You Lord
And relaxed as You started to pray
Then somehow they kept their eyes open
And we're told in this wonderful story
That when they were fully awake
They saw You in all of Your Glory!
Don't let me waste precious moments
Nudge me and keep me awake
Challenge me out of complacency
I don't want to make the mistake
Of missing a glimpse of Your Glory
Or a fragment of heaven's delight
Which could fan into life the flame of my faith
And cause it to burn again bright.
Keep me watchful, awake and alert God for You
Anticipating all of the great things You'll do
Fill me with excitement, a yearning to see
The power of Your Spirit, at work Lord in me.
Karen Holmes
18th June 2007
