Lord, I Need You

 What follows (a further elaboration of a prayer shared in Dec. 2024) is inspired by Matt Mahr's marvelous song of the same title.

Lord, I need You...Desperately.

I want you...above all things and persons...and all persons and things only from You, in You, with You, to You and through You.

I choose You...and renounce all that is not of You.

I desire You...with urgent and passionate cravings.

I seek You...and find You...in every gift you send and every trial You allow.

I invite and welcome You...As I am already invited and welcomed by You.

I beg You...as I am already begged by You.

I receive You.

I thank You.

I rest in You.

I delight in You.

I abide and bear fruit in You.

I move in You.

I breathe, sleep, wake, feel, think, decide, act, relate, wage war, make love...in You.

I trust You.

I hope in You.

I love You.

I adore You.

I serve You.