Oh Lord
Dear Lord
I seek guidance for another
Another who knows You
has ventured forth with You,
believing in You,
but has since
drawn away from
what is true,
unsure and afraid.
Another who has fallen backward,
allowing the ‘world’
to step inside his (her) space
and so consume him
there is no power within
to fight back.
He moves about
in darkness
unable to find the
light switch
of eternal hope
he desperately needs.
Oh Lord
I plead
do not hide Your face
from another
Enable him (her), I plead,
to hear Your lovingkindness
in the morning
when he awakes
and in the evening
as his eyes close.
Enable him Lord
to know the way
he should walk -
the path of honesty,
patience, goodness,
faithfulness, self-control,
the path of love.
Deliver him Lord
from his enemies …
the enemies of selfishness,
of anger, impurity,
jealousy, disputing,
envy; the enemies of
physical pain,
mental anguish.
Enable him Lord
to seek You alone
for his shelter
from the storms
that brew
Only You Lord
can be all of what
he needs.
It cannot be found
in confused thinking
that we alone can fix.
We cannot.
We are indeed lost
without the Almighty One
in our lives day by day,
moment by moment.
Teach him (her) Lord
to do Your will
Lead him away from
the land of sin
and to the land of
uprightness,
encouraged daily
by fellow believers.
Hearts one with His
who we commune.
Lead him (her) O Lord
away from the loneliness,
the coldness
and the emptiness
that lurks in the recesses of our mind,
destroying us,
separating us
from You Christ Jesus.
Enable him (her) to desire
spending time reading
Your Holy Book and
meditating on things
important to You.
Enable him to pray O Lord.
Revive him O Lord.
For Your righteousness’ sake,
bring his soul out of trouble,
cut off his enemies,
destroy all that afflicts his (her) soul.
Enable him to remember …
“Jesus loves me”
…for the Bible tells me so
Little ones to Him belong
They are weak, but He is strong
Yes, Jesus loves me
Yes, Jesus loves me
Yes, Jesus loves me
The Bible tells me so.
(c) December 29, 2012
