Entry 2
You are my handmaiden, O Lord. To
you do I lift up my heart and soul for its safekeeping. Many are your ways -
how little do I know of them. A restless heart I have that continually searches
for something more; forgive me, O Lord that I may pine after the things of this
world, in hopes that I may be fulfilled. Purge me from the evils of my heart,
and excise the things of my soul that are not of you. Let my will be united
with yours as your will is perfect and pleasing. I have strayed from the path
of righteousness, and my soul in its pride reaches out for that which can
justify my sin. Help me to unsheathe my heart as I come naked to you in affliction.
Let my sin be cleansed. Lead me into the light for your name’s sake, Father, so
that I may be shown something more beautiful than the grime of lust and pride.
Purify my soul, purify the abyss of my soul, purify the parts of my heart that
are not of you so that I may be more like you; purify my soul so that I may be
more like your son, Jesus Christ, my savior.
Christianity
is a relational religion. In that may
I go out and interact as a light unto those around me. Clothe me in your light
and your love so that I can go out today and make a difference. Let my actions
be seen as a way of true love, and let my words drip in honey of forgiveness
and compassion. Crooked are my ways, but through your will, you make my paths
straight and align my will with yours. Let not any one thing in my life become
a God, but let me make each deed an act of worship in your eyes. Let each
throw, each jump, each press of the barbell be completed in your name, Father.
Into your hands do I commend my spirit. Lead me to you. Use me. Shape me. Mold
me.
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