Be Thou My Vision, ELW 793 v. 1
Devotion
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
naught be all else to me, save that thou art:
thou my best thought both by day and by night,
waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.
With so much vying for our attention, it can often be challenging to make space to just quietly think about God and all of the blessings God provides. The first and foremost blessing we have been given is the love of Jesus our Savior. Loving Jesus means following him; following Jesus is rarely easy. Jesus often leads up to places and into situations that challenge and provoke us.
As we sing the prayerful first verse of "Be Thou My Vision," we are asking Jesus to be first in our hearts and minds as we step out into the world each day, so that when we find ourselves in situations for which we don't feel prepared, the presence of Jesus is there to serve as our guiding light. We won't always get it right, but we can never lose the love of God in Christ Jesus and that love has the power to renew and sustain us for the journey.
Prayer
Lord of our hearts, be the vision of our church. We pray that the time and effort we invest into a life of ministry in your name will help others see and know the guiding presence and light of Jesus. Amen.