Oh, God, descend upon this unworthy life,
cleanse my soul by your Son’s holy sacrifice.
Let my mind comprehend his Cross and blood,
the terrible price Jesus paid for my moral crime.
Thank you for your unending love and grace.
Please, God, complete my soul with your glorious
presence enabling me to live like your beloved Son.
Let the power of your love unrecognized so often
annul all the effects of all deserved consequences.
Thank you Lord for your abiding Shekinah light.
Lord, I pursue you with all of my heart and soul,
my Savior and my God. Reveal to me your way
to an upright life lived not by empty conversation
but by covenanted action both now and forever.
May my life be a fragerant prayer well-pleasing.
Do not allow mundane rituals of my daily habits
rule my relationship with you, precious Lord God,
Let not redundant religious practice muzzle your
still small voice or printed words supplant it in my
heart. Keep talking to me Lord and I will follow.
Your voice is a light seen in the good of others;
words of life and service making my soul glad.
Your leading me to all truth is expeditious joy.
Thank you, Lord, for eternal fellowship with You,
in the kingdom of Jesus risen in crucified people.
by Daniel Downs
March 23, 2008
