Heart Prayer

My heart prays...

How is it that I am distracted by You, my Lord!
I think of You when I rise in the morning
And I cannot stop thinking about You all day.

I am in quiet repose
Here, hidden away
In the most secret place of Your heart, O God.
I have laid myself on Your holy altar.
Take all of me, use me for Your glory!
Burn away those things that are not right in me.

Your love for me is wild, it is furious, liquid, pure, refining fire...
I am constantly amazed at the power of Your love!
Your love washing over me and changing me--
How could I ever be the same after I am immersed in Your love?

I long for everyone in the world to know You, my Lord.
If they only knew! 
How easy it is to love You, to know You!
Will You show them?
Teach us how to pray, Lord.
Help us to understand Your holy Word.
Help us to continuously declare you as Lord of our lives
Keep us hungry for Your WORD, 
For Your presence, 
For Your love.
Fill us up, God!
Fill us up to overflowing and out of that overflow 
We might encourage others
To know You.
Take us deep into Your mysteries, God!
Open the eyes of our hearts,
Give us Your divine wisdom, God!
We cry out to You for more!
In Jesus' name, Amen

Prayer inspired by Song of Solomon and St. John 17