Blessed to Be Grateful - Collaboration

1. I am blessed by God Justice and mercy are found in the grace of the Lord I am blessed by His Holy Spirit. 2. Thus, my heart praises the Triune Almighty basking in His wondrous love and compassion assured with His trustworthy promise: “… I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”* 3. I am thankful for... a jealous God who protects His children from Satan, themselves and from the world. Indeed, His power is within us. 4. Hence, with gratefulness to the omnipotent Christ my soul cleaves to Him and to His immutable truth while overcoming doubt, fear, despair with His presence reverberating “Peace I leave with you…”** 5. I cannot face my challengers alone; I cannot find solutions by myself. But I do find strength and wisdom and I am eternally grateful for... sufficiency in the grace of God. 6. Therefore, my spirit is fortified by His upholding might to surmount trials prayerfully along life’s race while enabled with His goodness for stewardship glow serving Him in ministering to others as a blessing trusting His wisdom: “Abide in me… for without me ye can do nothing.” *** 7. He knows better than I what I need; God takes my breath away and replaces it with His own Spirit. 8. Now and forever, I am His precious child granted with divine nature to please Him by faith so while awaiting His coming, I stri to live for His glory testifying: “The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.”**** posted Nov. 26, 2021 collab: Beata Agustin (even stanzas) and Reason A. Poteet (odd stanzas)