DANKIE HERE / THANKS LORD

Here‚
dankie dat U nie ’n afgetrokke‚
veraf‚ onbewoë God is nie …
Dankie‚ dat U na die mensdom kyk
soos ’n ouer na ’n rebelse kind.
U kinders se lotgevalle raak U‚
ons ontrou maak U seer.
U ken emosie.
Die dinge wat ons doen
– of nalaat om te doen –
gaan U aan.
O God‚ huil U soms oor ons?
amen
Ockert Meyer

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Lord‚
thank you for not being a withdrawn‚
distant‚ dispassionate God …
Thank you for looking after humanity
as a parent would over a rebellious child.
Your children’s fortunes affect you‚
our unfaithfulness hurts you.
You know emotions.
The things we do
– or neglect to do –
concern you.
Oh God‚ do you sometimes cry over us?
amen

GOD FIRST!!! / GOD EERSTE!

Vader‚ ek loof U vir wie U is‚
vir wat U doen‚
en ek dank U dat U in Christus vir ons
u gesig en u hart kom wys het.
amen
C Weldon Gaddy

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Father‚ I praise you for who you are‚
for what you do‚
and I thank you that you came to show your face and heart
in your Son‚ Jesus Christ.
amen

MAAK MY NUUT / MAKE ME NEW

Lewende Here‚
ons bid dat die lewende woorde uit u Woord
nie by ons ’n hart van klip
en ’n kop van yster sal aantref nie‚
maar ’n leergierige gees wat werklik soek
na die betekenis van die nuwe lewe in U.
Laat ons werklik ervaar
dat U ons Vader is
wat ons as u kinders aangeneem het;
dat u ons Verlosser is wat namens ons gesterf
en weer opgestaan het‚
en dat U deur U Gees ons harte verlig
om u stem te hoor.
amen
Johannes Calvyn

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Living Lord‚
we pray that the living words from your Word
will not find a heart of stone
and a head of iron in us‚
but a learning spirit that actively searches
for the meaning of a new life in you.
Make us actually experience
that you are our Father
who adopted us as your children;
that you are our Redeemer who died
and was resurrected on our behalf‚
and that you light up our hearts through your Spirit
to hear your voice.
amen

GOD IS MY SKILD / GOD IS MY SHIELD

Laat u sterke hand‚ o Here God‚
en u magtige arm
ons verdediging wees teen die bose.
Laat u liefde en u goedertierenheid
in u Seun‚ Jesus Christus‚
vir ons redding bring.
Laat u Woord van waarheid
ons leermeester bly‚
en mag die genade van u lewegewende Gees
ons aldag troos en versterk –
tot aan die einde
en ook ín die einde
amen
John Knox

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Let your strong hand‚ oh Lord God‚
and your powerful arm
be our defence against evil.
Let your love and your loving kindness
in your Son‚ Jesus Christ‚
be our saving.
Let your Word of truth
be our teacher‚
and may the grace of your life-giving Spirit
comfort and strengthen us every day –
till the end
and also ín the end
amen

GLORY TO GOD/

Glory to God.
Glory to God.
For all and everything.
Forever and ever.
amen
Chrysostomus

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Ere aan God.
Ere aan God.
Vir alles en alles.
Vir altyd en altyd.
amen

God is in control / God is in beheer

O Here‚ my God‚
soveel van my handewerk waai maar weg
met die kom en gaan van u seisoene.
Die sin van al my geswoeg
bly maar meestal soek:
die onkruid is te weerbarstig
om ooit uitgeroei te word.
Ek stry met myself
om die stryd nie gewonne te gee nie‚
om aan te hou wag in weer en wind
al lyk alle werk so tevergeefs …
amen
Sytze de Vries

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O Lord‚ my God‚
so much of my work is blown away by the wind
with the coming and going of your seasons.
The sense of all my battles
is mostly gone:
the weeds are too stubborn
to ever be wiped out.
I fight with myself
to not give up the battle‚
to keep on waiting in wind and weather
even if all work seems so futile …
amen