Praise Him!

Today has been a very calm and peaceful day for me. The Lord woke me with sweet thoughts of Him and His love for me. I was able to come before Him in prayer and praise Him for who He is and intercede for those I love. How sweet that we have the privilege to talk to God, Maker of the universe! A sweet friend of mine bought me the book The Valley of Vision. This morning I stumbled upon this prayer and wanted to share it.

~Truth in Jesus~
Life-Giving God,
Quicken me to call upon thy name,
for my mind is ignorant,
my thoughts vagrant,
my affections earthly,
my heart unbelieving,
and only thy Spirit can help my infirmities.
I approach thee as Father and Friend,
my portion forever,
my exceeding joy,
my strength of heart.
I believe in thee as the God of nature,
the ordainer of providence,
the sender of Jesus my Saviour.
My guilty fears discourage an approach to thee,
buy I praise thee for the blessed news
that Jesus reconciles thee to me.
May the truth that is in him
illuminate in me all that is dark,
establish in me all that is wavering,
comfort in me all that is wretched,
accomplish in me all that is of they goodness,
and glorify in me the name of Jesus.
I pass through a vale of tears
but bless thee for the opening gate of glory at its end.
Enable me to realize as mind the better,
heavenly country.
Prepare me for every part of my pilgrimage.
Uphold my steps by they Word.
Let no iniquity dominate me.
Teach me that Christ cannot be the way
if I am the end,
that he cannot be Redeemer
if I am my own Saviour,
that there can be no true union with him
while the creature has my heart,
that faith accepts him as Redeemer and Lord
or not at all.

I love this song and I love her voice! It is amazing that the Lord lets us experience such beautiful things! :)