PRAYER & AFFIRMATIONS Lyrics

Lord, we thank you for being good

In times when we are in the waiting room, you are still good

When times you don't even answer prayers, you are still good

That just means that you have something better in store

Help us trust your plan

Help us surrender to your will

Help us with your timing because you know best

Draw us closer to each other as we wait

Relieve the burdens that we carry

Remind us that we can drop our weight at the foot of the cross

We thank you Lord for your goodness, for your grace and mercy

Thank you for your crazy love

Thank you for hearing our prayers and being with us in the waiting process

Thank you for the blessing of Zara and the gift that she is

Zara, you are so loved

Friends and family have prayed for you for so long

You have a tribe, a family, a support system, so you never have to feel alone

Zara, you are

Beautiful, strong, fierce

Goofy, talented, smart

Brave, relentless, full of life and joy

Know that Jesus loves you and he has made you for a specific purpose

You are a daughter of God

We will do anything and everything to help you thrive

And succeed in life, as we reflect God's glory

We see the difference you'll make in the world

May you have the confidence to always know your worth

The strength to chase your dreams

And the ability to know how deeply loved you are by us

And even more by God

In Jesus' name we pray

Amen