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O God Out of Nothing

from Lorica by Chris Koch

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This song is inspired by a prayer of Ted Loder's, one of my favorite modern poets and writers. I brought his book Guerilla's of Grace with me on my pilgrimage to Scotland, and at a moment I was feeling especially discouraged about music and songwriting I read the prayer below and it inspired me that God loves our dreams and considers them a precious offering.

Keep Me in Touch with My Dreams
By Ted Loder

O Lord, in the turbulence and the loneliness
of my living from day to day and night to night,
keep me in touch with my roots,
so I will remember where I came from
and with whom;
keep me in touch with my feelings,
so I will be more aware of who I really am
and what it costs;
keep me in touch with my mind,
so I will know who I am not
and what that means;
and keep me in touch with my dreams,
so I will grow toward where I want to go and for whom.

Lord, I ask not
to be delivered from the tensions that wind me tight
but I do ask for a sense of direction
to move once wound,
a sense of humor at my disappointments,
a sense of respect
for the elegant puzzlement of being human,
and a sense of gladness for your kingdom,
which comes in spite
of my fretful pulling and tugging.

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O God out of nothing, you made everything there is.
In the midst of this something, give me more of what I dream, but haven’t dared in the midst of this crushing uncertainty, where I can’t see you.

O God in the storm you quieted the sea.
In the midst of my struggle could you calm me?
From my fears and these hopeless wanderings into your freedom.

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All of my doubts Lord, all of my fears
All of my hopes Lord, all of my dreams
Into your hands I commit these things
Help me to see your dream for me.

O God out of nothing, you made everything there is
In the midst of this something, give me more of what I dream, but haven’t dared in the midst of this crushing uncertainty, where I can’t see you.

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from Lorica, released June 10, 2008

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