Friday, April 22, 2011

It Is Finished


The Giver
CREATOR, UPHOLDER and PROPRIETOR of ALL THINGS,

We cannot escape from thy presence
          and control,
     nor do we desire to do so.
Our privilege is to be under the agency
      of thy omnipotence,
    righteousness, wisdom, patience, mercy and grace;
For thou art Love with more than parental affection.
We admire the goodness,
     stand in awe of thy power,
     abase ourselves before thy purity.
It is the discovery of thy goodness alone that
          can banish our fear
          allure us into thy presence,
          help us to bewail and confess our sins.
We review our past guilt
     and are conscious of present unworthiness.
We bless thee that thy steadfast love and attributes
    are essential to our happiness and hope;
Thou hast witnessed to us thy grace and mercy
     in the bounties of nature,
     in the fullness of thy providence,
     in the revelations of Scripture,
     in the gift of thy Son,
     in the proclamation of the gospel.
Make us willing to be saved in thy own way,
     perceiving nothing in ourselves but all in Jesus.
Help us not only to receive him but to 
     walk in him,
     depend upon him,
     commune with him.
     follow him as dear children,
     imperfect, but still pressing forward,
     not complaining of labour, but valuing rest,
     not murmuring under trials, but thankful 
          for our state.
And by so doing let us silence the ignorance of foolish men.

~The Valley of Vision, A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
(Emphasis mine)
John 19: 28-42

1 comments:

LJ said...

Thanks for sharing. Happy Easter sweet friend!