O (your name here),

O (your name here),

by Joel Howard

"O Daniel...you are greatly loved" angel Gabriel to Daniel, (Daniel 9)

Our battle is for our significance

Our significance is the cause of this

Sometimes even sickness lets us

Slow down and fight for significance

Daniel caught wind of his significance

Then he laid sick - some type of illness

Followed by petition, prayer and penitence

Daniel knew God had more in this

More than sin leading to separateness

More than wasted investment

Daniel prayed, pleaded and fought for this

God return us to our significance!

Gabriel came and claimed to know this

O Daniel, you are significant!

Greatly loved, and here, I bring you this...

Gabriel came to speak of all of this

When you're sick, left with time to rest

Think of sins, ours and your own sins

Cross the line between desiring and asking

Confess your sins, plead for mercy

Don't let pain squash your significance

But let it draw from you a heart that's penitent

Ask for mercy, ask for recompense

Plead for grace, claim the love of Him

Who calls you friend, who's made you famous

When the angels give you messages

O (your name here), they come in such haste

For you, my child, you are significant!