When I Prayed

Somewhere in the middle of living

I stopped looking around

What I once could only hope for

Became familiar ground

I’ve been bringing You the next thing

Before the day is through

Let me stay here for a moment

I have some thanking You to do

I remember when I prayed

For the life I live today

When I couldn’t see beyond

The waiting and the ache

Now these ordinary days

Are the ones I asked You for

Let me never get so used to them

That I don’t thank You anymore

There are prayers I’m still praying

There are things I don’t understand

There are answers I imagined

That look different in Your hands

But tonight I hear the voices Of the ones I love at

home And I think about the nights I thought I’d always be

alone

I remember when I prayed

For the life I live today

When I couldn’t see beyond

The waiting and the ache

Now these ordinary days

Are the ones I asked You for

Let me never get so used to them

That I don’t thank You anymore

This is what I prayed for

What I waited for

How did I forget

To thank You, Lord?

Let me stop and see it

Let it sink in deep

There are answered prayers All around me

There are answered prayers

All around me

Things I almost missed

In the ordinary

Give me eyes to see

Give me words to say

I remember, I remember When I prayed

There are answered prayers

All around me

Things I almost missed

In the ordinary

Give me eyes to see

Give me words to say

I remember, I remember When I prayed

Before I ask for more

Before I ask for more

Let me thank You,

Lord

For what I once

prayed for

I remember when I prayed

For the life I live today

When I couldn’t see beyond

The waiting and the ache

Now these ordinary days

Are the ones I asked You for

Let me never get so used to them That I don’t thank

You

anymore

Before I ask for anything

Before another word

Jesus, thank You Jesus,

thank You