A Prayer (because perspective can easily run askew)

Delighting in these double tulips! The Creator of heaven and earth and the Saviour of the soul;This is our Heavenly Father who cherishes our prayers and desires us to put our faith in Him! Today's poem-prayer was inspired in part by the verse below Acts 28:24And some were persuaded by the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved... Dear Lord, bid I commit to walk by faith and not by sightDear Lord, confound my idle talk with holy appetiteAnd give me ears to hear and eyes to see, lest deaf and blindTo sacred things regarding Thee, I look but cannot find Lord, where deception’s vice is sweet, keep me from falling preyThy Word, a Lamp unto my feet, a Light to show the wayA safeguard in a world of choice where temptations imploreTune me to hear Thy still small voice and love Thee all the more Lord, you know the spirit is willing but the flesh is weakLord, make belief more than a thrilling piety I speakMore than a nod that You exist, Let Thy salvation beMy joy complete, through the gift that through your death, pardoned me Lord, when this world, because of sin, seems more than love can bearDelight me with Your peace within, cheer me through ceaseless prayerAnd keep my eyes fixed on a Prize beyond Time’s troubled tollFeed me with bread that satisfies the hunger of my soul Dear Lord, in You alone, trust’s confidence will never failYou are the Cornerstone against which hell cannot prevailEarth's sorrows that must be are never greater than Your graceThe triumph of the cross of Calvary none can erase Dear Lord, hear my heart’s cry for hearts still hardened, dark and lostForgive my unbelief when I am fearful of faith’s costDeliver me from evil, Lord, as Your love runs me throughWith gratitude humbly outpoured in love right back to You In your Name I pray,Amen © Janet Martin It's been a while since I shared this song...