Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Dear God,

How can we become pure and holy?  How can we rid ourselves of all that that blocks us from being pure in your sight?

I read of the saints who struggled to be clean, completely open to your cleansing spirit.  I hear their voices cry out to surrender all that holds them back.  I listen to their pleas for purity.

When I study their lives, I recognize how far off the mark I am from purity and holiness.  I want those but I hold on to the veils, things I cling to that give me self importance, recognition or affirmation.  But these, all these stand in the way of meeting you at the door of holiness.

Dear God,
I am fraught
with sin,
disobedience and
lack of will.
I want
what can
make me clean;
yet, I cling
to what
keeps me unclean.
I want
to dwell
with you,
in you.
Help me,
O Lord,
I pray.

Love, Andrea