Everything

God in my living
There in my breathing
God in my waking
God in my sleeping

God in my resting
There in my working
God in my thinking
God in my speaking

Be my everything
Be my everything
Be my everything
Be my everything

God in my hoping
There in my dreaming
God in my watching
God in my waiting

God in my laughing
There in my weeping
God in my hurting
God in my healing

Christ in me
Christ in me
Christ in me the hope of glory
You are everything

Christ in me
Christ in me
Christ in me the hope of glory
Be my everything

(Tim Hughes)

thanksgiving for a child

God our creator: life-giver, love-maker, world-changer – we thank you for the gift of Cian.

Today, at the beginning of his Christian journey, we affirm your faithfulness and your commitment to his life in You:

For we know that at this present time, and far down along the path:
You will be there.

Along the parts bright with sunshine, and the parts hidden in shadow:
You will be there.

When the path is uphill and steep, when it is smooth and comfortable:
You will be there.

When the way is clear and wide, when it is complicated with twists and turns:
You will be there.

You will be there:
- In love and laughter, adventure and risk
- In sorrow and longing, pain and heartache:
- In dancing and dreaming, music and beauty
- In sunlight and starlight, on wind and in rain
- In the words of others, spoken and written
- In the big and the small moments of all his days
You will be there.