Teach Me Thy Way

Teach me Thy way, O Lord, Teach me Thy way!
Thy guiding grace afford-Teach me Thy way!
Help me to walk a-right, More by faith, less by sight;
Lead me with heav'nly light-Teach me Thy way!

When I am sad at heart, Teach me Thy way!
When earthly joys depart, Teach me Thy way!
In hours of lone-li-ness, I times of dire distress,
In failure or success, Teach me Thy way!

When doubts and fears a-rise, Teach me Thy way!
When storms o'er-spread the skies, Teach me Thy way!
Shine through the cloud and rain, Through sorrow, toil and pain;
Make Thou my path-way plain-Teach me Thy way!

Long as my life shall last, Teach me Thy way!
Where - e're my lot be cast, Teach me Thy way!
Until the race is run, Until the jour-ney's done,
Until the crown is won, Teach me Thy way!

Camacha

When I am sad at heart - the human tendency when we're sad is to look for pleasure... something to make us happy. If we allow Him to teach us His way...it would be different - hence, Teach me thy way!

When earthly joys depart - the human tendency is to look for the so called "fountain of youth" to make us feel young again and "re-claim" the lost earthly joys we used to have. If we allow Him to teach us His way...it would be different - hence, Teach me thy way!

In hours of loneliness - the tendency is to find some company. We feel lonely when alone usually and we find comfort in the presence of family or friends. The divine would be to find God's presence and so, Teach me thy way!

In times of dire distress - or severe stress as others may put it. Some psychologists say a person in this condition may either fight or flight. I could think of no other person in this condition than Jesus himself in the garden that night before he was arrested. His sweat became as blood. He was fighting against his own will - "Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done." (Luke 22:42). Here, Jesus fought by submitting to the Father's will. Hence, Teach me thy way!

In failures - the tendency is get so discouraged and loss of self-confidence. Hence, Teach me thy way!

In success or victory - the human nature would be over-confident and might be puffed up, hence, Teach me thy way...

That's why we need to be teachable always as "my thoughts are not His thoughts and my ways are not His ways". Just my little thought on this and maybe others have more enlightenment to share.

It is not a particular group of people but the body of Jesus Christ or His church as a whole. If we are a part of the His 'body' then His thoughts and ways will become ours too! Really enjoyed this thought. Every part of the body obeys what's in the mind. So, it's very important to have the mind of Christ in me.

R. Aragones