Wilderness

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.   2 Corinthians 12:9-10

the night grows darkest,

before the approaching dawn,

the struggle becomes greatest,

with journey’s end just out of sight;

look down on me with mercy O Lord,

pull me from these raging waters,

guide me through this wilderness

that surrounds my every side;

let me hold on to You;

reveal Your will for my life,

fill me with Your Holy Spirit,

let me glorify Your name,

let me be Your servant;

forever;

through my weakness O Lord,

may Your strength be made perfect,

through my iniquities and transgressions,

may Your love shine like a beacon in the night;

without You I am nothing but dust;

Your mercy and grace are sufficient,

Your love and sacrifice enough,

You alone have the power to overcome,

You alone have defeated death;

to You does all glory belong,

to You shall all glory be given,

for You and You alone are Lord,

You and You alone are King.

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