God, of your goodness,give me yourselffor you are enough for me.And only in youdo I have everything. By Julian of Norwich, anchoress and Christian mystic.
Seeking You: a prayer in pursuit of God
"The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame.You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail." (Isaiah 58:11) seeking Youlike a suffocating man seeks oxygenpursuing Youlike a gold-digger on their last heart-flung digwatching for Youlike a red-tailed hawk perched still and attentive for preylistening for Youlike a …
“Come, Follow Me” – a prayer poem
Inspired by Matthew 4:18-25 Come, follow Me—all you at work and at rest,all you burdened with responsibilityall you with no sense of direction. Come, follow Me—all you living in another's shadowand all you trying to prove something,all you who belong and all you on the outside. Come, follow Me—all you sick with diverse diseasesand all …
A Prayer to Know God More
I want to know You, Lord my God.In the majesty of Your power,the splendor of Your holiness,and the wonder of Your love—I want to know You. I want to see You, Lord my God.Though no eye can truly see You and live,though creation displays Your fingerprints for all to see,show me the mystery of Your …
A Prayer to Become a Community of the Triune God
Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. (1 Peter 3:8-9) Lord, give us power and gracethat our …
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Matthew Erickson 