Spark of Inspiration

Inspire revival
With the words we speak
Water the souls
Like a garden hose
Watering the seeds
Planted in the soil
See the Life
That will spring
From the very words we sing
Oh yes, this is what we bring
We will be burning ones
Who add fire to this revival
Let our words burn with this
Radiant, all-consuming fire

Inspire praise
To the Ancient of Days
By the words we write
Day and night
Pour forth praise
Let it come through words
Written upon a page
Or paint splashed upon a canvas
Or music lined upon a staff
Let it come
Even through our feet
As we begin to preach
Through the streets
With our dance

Let it begin in the Arts
Let it come with an expression
Let it come with a sound
Let it be revealed through color,
Through photographs, through drawings,
Through graph design
O God, let the fires of revival burn
Through the Arts
Let us burn with the passionate
Love of your heart

Written by Betsy Graton 2/5/2010
Painting (c) Julianna Graton & Rebecca Turner 12/31/2009

(painted at our OneDay event of extended prayer and worship on New Year's Eve @ Everyday Church in Arroyo Grande, CA)