Tuesday, May 6, 2014

this then, is my prayer


God
Lord of Lords
Creator of past, present, future
Divine Craftsman of this beauty
Advocate of sinners
Author of life
Rabboni 
Who sits on Heaven's throne 
yet sits here with me 
and her
and him
and them.
Your name alone is holy
Jesus

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made; and without Him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life and that was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not yet overcome it."

Speaking of You, Yahweh brings a breath of peace into my lungs
Jehovah
Elohim
El Roi
Bring your Kingdom here.
End this tension of the already-not yet.
The veil has been torn.
There are instances when I see your glory
Only glimpses of the true, eternal goodness that is to come
Come now.
Heal this broken land.
Restoration.
Bring Your will to this earth.
Your perfect way.
Turn the soil, plant the seeds, grow your garden anew.
This earth,
that Heaven
Make them one.
Today, Most Holy God, give me what I need to survive.
Just that
nothing more.
Help me to rely fully on You.

"For the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is Freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces, contemplate the Lord's glory are being transformed into His image, with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit."

You are a good God.
Help me to remember that truth.
Forgive me for forgetting.
I fall, constantly.
I am trying, Lord
but you already know that.
Omniscient Lord
Help me to forgive others.
Thank you for giving me the ultimate forgiveness.
Help me to forgive those whom I would rather not.
Give me Your eyes
Your ears
Your lips.
Help my reactions
my thoughts
my desires
to be of You 
from You
for You.

"For I have been crucified with Christ and it is no longer I who lives, but Christ who lives through me.The life I live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who delivered Himself for me."

Light of the world, help.
Help me to stray from evil.
All evil.
Help me not to desire evil.
Those small sins that seem to not matter...
they do.
You know that.
I know that.
Yet, I do them.
Help.
Surely, it is only through Your grace that I can continue.

"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels or demons, neither the present nor the future,nor any other powers, neither height now depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus, our Lord."

Keep me.
Lead me.
Push me.
Deliver me.
Only You, Holy One
only You
only You
only You.
It's all for You
about You
because of You.
For You alone is the Kingdom
every power
and all glory.
Hallelujah. 

Amen.




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