{"id":2721,"date":"2012-01-05T19:42:40","date_gmt":"2012-01-05T19:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/?p=2721"},"modified":"2012-01-05T19:59:14","modified_gmt":"2012-01-05T19:59:14","slug":"blessings-laura-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayables\/2012\/01\/blessings-laura-story.html","title":{"rendered":"Blessings &#8211; Laura Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Best Religious Music<\/h3>\n<p>Singer, songwriter Laura Story shares her blessings with us in the song &#8220;Blessings.&#8221; We love the way Laura tells her story through questions, &#8220;<em>What if the thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You&#8217;re near&#8230;<\/em>&#8221; Don&#8217;t we all question God when things don&#8217;t go our way? It&#8217;s a marvelous reminder to pray for blessings, and that&#8217;s why today&#8217;s <a title=\"Prayables.com\" href=\"http:\/\/prayables.com\" target=\"_blank\">Prayable<\/a>&#8216;s pick for the best religious music is Laura Story&#8217;s &#8220;Blessings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"K-LOVE - Laura Story &quot;Blessings&quot; LIVE\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pGmKC34UZ68?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Blessings Lyrics &#8211; Laura Story<\/h4>\n<p>We pray for blessings<br \/>\nWe pray for peace<br \/>\nComfort for family, protection while we sleep<br \/>\nWe pray for healing, for prosperity<br \/>\nWe pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering<br \/>\nAll the while, You hear each spoken need<br \/>\nYet love is way too much to give us lesser things<\/p>\n<p>(Chorus)<br \/>\n&#8216;Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops<br \/>\nWhat if Your healing comes through tears<br \/>\nWhat if the thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You&#8217;re near<br \/>\nWhat if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise<\/p>\n<p>We pray for wisdom<br \/>\nYour voice to hear<br \/>\nWe cry in anger when we cannot feel You near<br \/>\nWe doubt your goodness, we doubt your love<br \/>\nAs if every promise from Your Word is not enough<br \/>\nAnd all the while, You hear each desperate plea<br \/>\nAnd long that we&#8217;d have faith to believe<\/p>\n<p>Chorus<\/p>\n<p>When friends betray us<br \/>\nWhen darkness seems to win<br \/>\nWe know the pain reminds this heart<br \/>\nThat this is not, this is not our home<\/p>\n<p>Chorus<\/p>\n<p>What if my greatest disappointments<br \/>\nOr the aching of this life<br \/>\nIs the revealing of a greater thirst this world can&#8217;t satisfy<br \/>\nWhat if trials of this life<br \/>\nThe rain, the storms, the hardest nights<br \/>\nAre your mercies in disguise<\/p>\n<p><em>Composer: Laura Story<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/files\/2012\/01\/Blessings-vid.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-2722\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2012\/01\/Blessings-vid-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff00ff\"><strong>READ MORE and enjoy these features from the Daily Prayable! <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Story\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2012\/01\/thank-you-god-for-my-best-friend.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Story<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Scripture\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2012\/01\/koran-551.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Scripture<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Prayer\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2012\/01\/this-coming-year.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Prayer<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Music\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2012\/01\/blessings-laura-story.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Music<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Joke\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2012\/01\/where-do-you-live.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Joke<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Quote\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2012\/01\/forgiveness-in-a-chokehold.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Quote<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best Religious Music Singer, songwriter Laura Story shares her blessings with us in the song &#8220;Blessings.&#8221; We love the way Laura tells her story through questions, &#8220;What if the thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You&#8217;re near&#8230;&#8221; Don&#8217;t we all question God when things don&#8217;t go our way? 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