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Monday, November 10, 2008

The morning prayer...

Lord, as I prepare myself for this day at work,
Please deliver me from habitual temptations,
Not that I might feel better about myself,
but that I may draw near to you in my day,
Even this I have no strength to desire,
But your word has shown me a right path,
Now I ask your Spirit to quicken me to it,
For I know that in my own strength
I might even keep myself from my sinful habit
For a time...
But I will not have drawn near to you,
I will only have put off the guilt of sin,
And worse, whatever joy I feel for my victory,
Is an empty one, for it was not a victory over sin,
Nor a victory over self,
But a victory for the sake of avoiding guilt,
Let me draw near therefore with a pure heart,
Cleanse my heart for this, draw me to yourself Lord,
in love,
  in the Spirit, and
    in truth, for I come before your throne of grace
      in Christ alone,
        Amen.

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posted by Daniel @ 6:39 AM

2 Comments:

At 10:32 AM, November 10, 2008, David said…

Amen.
At 10:27 PM, November 13, 2008, Marcian said…

Uh, can I steal this prayer from you?