A Prayer For 2013

A Twitter friend, Andrea Buczynski, posted this prayer on her blog: AB Reflections.- The prayer comes from a book of Puritan prayers - “Valley of Vision,” p. 73. As Andrea said – a great prayer for the year 2013. Take it slowly and meditate on each phrase

Lord Jesus, give me a deeper repentance, a horror of sin,
a dread of its approach;

Help me chastely to flee it,
and jealously to resolve that my heart shall be Thine alone,

Give me a deeper trust,
that I may lose myself to find myself in Thee,
the ground of my rest, the spring of my being.

Give me a deeper knowledge of Thyself as
Savior, Master, Lord and King.

Give me a deeper power in private prayer,
more sweetness in Thy Word,
more steadfast grip on its truth.

Give me deeper holiness in speech, thought, action,
and let me not seek moral virtue apart from Thee.

Plough deep in me, great Lord, heavenly husbandman,

that my being may be a tilled field,
the roots of grace spreading far and wide,

until Thou alone art seen in me,
thy beauty golden like summer harvest,
Thy fruitfulness as autumn plenty...

Quarry me deep, dear Lord,
and then fill me to overflowing with living water.

Amen.

More on the anointing next time. Thank you Andrea.