Radical

Isaiah 7:4,9 — Be careful, keep calm and don’t be afraid… If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.

O Lord,

help me grasp

the faintest image of Your glory,

the quietest sound of Your power.

O God in heaven,

I cannot even rely on You

without Your help;

I cannot even depend on You

without Your guidance!

Father,

God,

King,

make me faithful unto death,

desperately bound to You in this life.

I want to hate what You hate,

love what You love,

and live shackled to Your instruction.

I want to know reverence,

like I know breath;

I long to understand worship,

like I understand sight.

Engrain Yourself in me, Lord,

that I cannot comprehend

how to live apart from You.

Crucify me, Father,

that I may simply not know

what it means to live for myself.

I refuse to accept

anything less than total,

complete,

addiction to following You, O my God.

Amen.