The prayer of Moses. Simple and lovely and true.
Let all my love and desire be directed toward you.
God, you know how thin my love has been for you.
You know how tiny my desire has been.
Grow my love, grow my desire.
You must not act as if you are alone, you remind me.
You must not pretend the spirit of God is not with you.
You must know the promises I have set on you.
That you will be my people and I will be your God.
That we will dwell together forever.
That I know how to take care of you.
That I have gone to prepare a place for you but I will NOT leave you as an orphan.
I am coming back for you.
That though the mountains may depart and hills may be removed,
my love will stay on you until past the end of time,
I have set my heart in love on you and my love endures
forever.
Make me like your servant moses, who said,
Please, show me now your ways that I may know you in order to find favor in your sight.
If your presence will not go with me, do not bring us up from here.
For how shall it be known I found favor in your sight?
Is it not in you going with us?
Give me this heart, a heart that wants only to find favor in your sight.
That will drop or add anything, if you go with me.
That is restful enough to know you and allow you to know me
that we may serve together.
Give me this heart that prays.
My heart is not one devoted to prayer.
You know my name. You have brought me under your name.
The name that has already bore the weight of sin.
The name where death became life.
The name where hope sprung up.
The name that is above all names.
The name of Jesus.
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