A Little Prayer

God, I want to love you more,
Than I ever have before.
Purify my heart and mind:
Take out every sin you find.

God, I’m doing what I can,
But I fail in every plan.
Flesh is weak, but God is strong.
Be my strength and be my song.

God, I want to do what’s right,
But I almost lose the fight.
By your strength I will prevail.
By your grace I cannot fail.

God, I keep the truth I know;
Let the peaceful river flow,
Make my righteousness to be,
As the waters of the sea.

    Ezra Brainard, April 2015