Nov
13
2011
Entirely Dependent
I am entirely dependent upon You for support, counsel, consolation.
Uphold me by Your free Spirit,
and may I not think it enough to be preserved from falling,
but may I always go forward,
always abounding in the work You give me to do.
Strengthen me by Your Spirit in my inner self
for every purpose of my Christian life.
All my jewels I give to the shadow of the safety that is in You
- my name anew in Christ,
my body, soul, talents, character,
my success, wife, children, friends, work,
my present, my future, my end.
Take them, they are Yours, and I am Yours, now and for ever.
- Puritan prayer, adapted
Categories: Prayers