Do Not Deny Me You

I have been running,
I have been hiding,
I have been denying,
I have been ignoring,
I have become lukewarm,
I have become complacent,
I have sought paths that are easy;

I have become a friend of the world.

Everything I have belongs to You,
everything I am is because of You;
You hold my life in Your hands,
it is Yours to do as You will,
it is Yours for better or worse;

You are the potter, I am the clay.

Father forgive my
weakness and disobedience,
have mercy on my soul,
see into my broken
and humble heart,
remove my sinful desires and ways
as far as the east is from the west,
pour out my life like a drink offering,
trample this flesh underfoot,
take all that there is to take,
but do not deny me You,
do not remove Your presence
from my face,
do not extinguish Your precious light,
do not allow me to slip
back into the darkness;

do not deny me You Lord,
do not deny me You.
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