Prayer for Intimacy

This is a prayer that I wrote a while ago.  I have consistently prayed it since I wrote it, and have grown to like it more and more.

At first it was awkward.  I'm not really used to having a prayer that is written out.  I'm not used to praying the same words every time.  It just sounded so restricting.  But I have grown to enjoy even that aspect of it.

As it turns out; there are many ways to pray, I'm just ignorant of most of them.  Sometimes I pray the words just as they are.  Sometimes, I use them more as a springboard.  But I think that it was through the process of writing and praying this prayer that I gained an appreciation for different ways of praying.  I hope that I  always continue to develop in ways that I express myself to God.

Prayer for Intimacy

I praise you Father for your wonderful works; for your Sovereignty, your holiness, and your grace.

Thank you for calling me your son.

Thank you for calling me into an eternal exploration of your glory.

You have created me with passion and with longing; with a spirit that cries out for more.

Can I ever be satisfied?

In this life, in this house away from home, in this veiled existence, can I ever have enough of you?

I want to see you face to face, I want to see your glory; I want to fully know as I am fully known.

Transform me into your image, Jesus, and let me reflect your glory.

Clothe me with your Spirit, Jesus, and reveal your perfect will.

Break what needs breaking, and shake what needs shaking, until my heart and yours are one.

Let us walk stride for stride, put your tears in my eyes, all my strength, all my hope, is in you.

Let me see you face to face; let me see your glory, let me fully know you Lord, as I am fully known.

Amen.

The Power of Light

A few months ago, as I was waiting for the sun to come up and shine in the coulees, I was inspired by the symbolism of light and darkness.  That turned into a poem, which quickly changed its name to a prayer, (because I’m really not the sort of person that writes a lot of poems), which I included as part of a blog post for River of Life Church.  Anyways, I kind of liked it and thought that perhaps, although maybe a bit out of the ordinary for me, this would be a good inaugural post for this blog.  The words and ideas are based mainly off of Psalm 43, Rev. 22:17, and John 1:4-5; I hope you enjoy it.

Darkness is looming over the land.  It’s heavy.  It’s oppressing.  It lies. 

It says that I might fall.  It says that it has power.  It says that I should stay. 

That the only way to be safe is not to act.

There are times when I believe it.  It seems like there is no hope, no chance to break free. 

Are the bonds really that strong?  If only I could see them.

It’s cold and distant.  It feels like despair.  Is it over already?  Did we even put up a fight?

Why are you cast down, O my soul?  And why are you in turmoil within me?

Remember that your hope is in God!  He is your salvation, Praise him!

Suddenly, there is a glimmer of hope.    

There!  A flash of colour!  It’s beautiful.  It’s powerful.  It’s pure.  

The Son has risen!  Christ the King!

The Truth conquers eternity, there’s no place to hide.

In less than an instant, there is no trace of darkness,

It has fled from the Light of the world.  There was no real power.  It was all just an illusion.

The bonds that hold me have no anchor; they fall to the ground.

O God, send out your light and your truth and let them lead me. 

I long to be at your holy hill; at the place where you dwell. 

I long to see my church and my city transformed by your Spirit. 

Flood us in your light!  Overwhelm us with your glory!  Send us your Spirit! 

Jesus, the Spirit and the Bride are calling you. 

Come!  We’re desperate.  Come!  It’s got to be time now.  Come!

Why are you cast down, O my soul?  And why are you in turmoil within me?

Praise the God of your salvation; all of your hope is in him.