Set me on fire, oh God,
so that I may burn against the night. I don’t want to just carry a flame.
I want to be a torch, that might lead others out of darkness.
What words can I convey
to explain the passion burning in me? I don’t want an experience that fades
away in a moment of emotion- I want a radical transformation at the very core
of who I am. I am longing for the deep that calls to deep, that compels
me to long even more.
I do not long to be
satisfied. No, I want to thirst, so that I may become more thirsty.
I want to drink of Your presence hoping to only come back for more. Let
me be part of this fellowship of the burning heart.
No human expression
explains the paradox of this deep longing that is never satisfied, yet it is
the very dissatisfaction that I am drawn closer to You.
Fulfillment would only
end the pursuit that keeps me longing, growing and desiring more. It is a
desire for holiness that can only be found through fire. Touch me with
coal from that fire, cleansing me, the very part of me I have grown to
hate.
Let Your holy fire burn
every part, all that gets in the way of pursuing You and giving all to You. I
pray to remain dissatisfied with the now, the present, the current. Let
me remain dissatisfied with holding on to a fleeting moment of spiritual
passion.
Let me continue to long
for the journey that takes me though the valleys, through the mountain tops,
through the storms, and through the rain. For this moment is only a
glimpse of what awaits.
This moment is only a whisper from the Voice that
calls to me. I do not want to be satisfied with this moment, for in
this moment, I see what lies beyond.
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