My Prayers

Dear God --

I love you. I don't say it enough, but I love you. I am so profoundly grateful for your grace in my life that it is hard to feel it is expressed well. I praise you, I worship you, and yes, I cry out to you as well. Why would I cry out to you if I did not understand your magnificence and sovereignty?

I ask for your mercy yet again. You know me and my imperfections - I pray you forgive my attitude problems, my self-pity, my self-absorption, and all the other "mys" that are not what you would desire for me. I pray for a refocus on you instead of me. I pray for fervor in my desire to get close to you -- I am hungry.

To be continued verbally....

R efresh us, Oh Lord,
E xamine our hearts and our minds,
V oicing our praise for you,
I n worship of your glorious name,
V aluing only your word,
A nd no others
L ead us, and enable us to lead others, to revival.

I Crave You

Dear God --

I failed you yet again.
Caught unawares, the traps reached out, and I stepped in.
Why am I not prepared, Lord.
Perhaps because I have not prepared.

But God, I crave you.
I need you.
I want to rest in you
Though rest is undeserved.