Lyrics
Verse 1
We pray for blessings
We pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
Pre-Chorus
All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love is way too much to give us lesser things
Chorus
'Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
Verse 2
We pray for wisdom
Your voice to hear
We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt your goodness, we doubt your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough
Pre-Chorus (Repeat)
All the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe
Bridge
When friends betray us
When darkness seems to win
We know that pain reminds this heart
That this is not our home
Chorus (Repeat)
What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can't satisfy
What if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are your mercies in disguise
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Blessings” by Laura Story asks what if the things people pray against are the very ways God blesses. The first verse lists common prayers for peace, comfort, protection, healing, and prosperity, and notes that God hears each one but loves too much to give lesser things. The chorus then asks whether blessings may come “through raindrops,” healing “through tears,” and whether “a thousand sleepless nights” are what it takes to know God is near.
The second verse admits anger, doubt, betrayal, and darkness, and the bridge says pain reminds the heart that “this is not our home.” That is close to 2 Corinthians 4:17, Romans 5:3-5, and Hebrews 11:13-16. The closing lines describe a greater thirst “this world can’t satisfy,” echoing Psalm 63:1 and John 4:14.
The song’s message is that trials can be “mercies in disguise,” and that faith can trust God’s goodness while hurting.
Related Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 4:17 Light affliction working an eternal weight of glory
- Romans 5:3-5 Suffering producing endurance and hope
- Psalm 63:1 Thirst for God