God Be in My Head

We are adopting this song as our prayer during our preparation for our trip. It is a hymn written in 1538 by Sarum Primer, who probably had no idea that it would be inspiring us and helping us prepare for our trip to Germany in 2010. There is a current version with adapted words and music available on iTunes by Jared Anderson. It will stick in your head.

The original lyrics from 1538, written by Sarum Primer:

God be in my head, and in my understanding;
God be in mine eyes, and in my looking;
God be in my mouth, and in my speaking;
God be in my heart, and in my thinking;
God be at mine end, and at my departing.

The adapted words by Jared Anderson:

God be in my head and in my understanding
God be in my eyes God be in my looking
God be in my mouth God be in my speaking
God be in my heart God be in my thinking
God be in my step God be in my breath

God be in my head
God be in my eyes
God be in my heart
God be in my life

God be in my mouth
God be in my hands
God be all I want
Beginning and the end

God be in my hands God be in my reaching
God be in my soul God be in my seeking
God be in my days God be in my wanderings
God be in my mind God be all consuming
God be all around God be here and now

God be in my step God be in my breath
God be all around God be here and now

Prayer for Today, please pray with us:

God Be in My Head

Dear Father, please be in our heads as we prepare for this trip to which you have called us. There is much planning, organizing, communicating, and working to be done so we are ready to go. I pray that in the center of it all, is You. That you are in our heads, showing us Your plans....Your plans that are already in place....Your perfect plans that we have but to follow....Your plans that go way beyond anything we can plan ourselves. Be in our heads directing our thoughts, our prayers, our creativity... to You, helping us to understand and follow.

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you,

plans to give you a hope and a future. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen

to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart."

Jeremiah 29: 11-13

Lord, may we seek You daily in preparations for Your plan.

Amen