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Monday, September 14

Praying for Happiness Lyrics

I was asking for more
While standing in grace
Looking for tomorrow
And missing today

I was chasing a feeling
I thought I deserved
While every quiet blessing
Was already Yours

You were never hiding
I was learning to see

I was praying for happiness
You were teaching me gratitude
I was asking for something more
You showed me what was already true

I was searching for answers
Far beyond my view
But the joy I was reaching for
Was always found in You

Every breath is a mercy
Every step is a gift
Even in the waiting
You are present in this

Not everything’s easy
Not everything’s clear
But You’ve been faithful
Even here

You didn’t change the moment
You changed my view

I was praying for happiness
You were teaching me gratitude
I was asking for something more
You showed me what was already true

I was holding the future
Trying to make it move
But the joy I was reaching for
Was already in You

So I give thanks
In the waiting still
I give thanks
When I don’t know how this ends

I don’t need another reason
I don’t need to see it through
When I let go of everything
I find You

I was praying for happiness
You were teaching me gratitude
Every blessing was right in front of me
I just needed the truth

I stopped chasing the feeling
I started seeing You
And the joy I was reaching for
Was always here
Was always You

Steve Maraboli