VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYER For Unshrinkable Faith

PRAYER:

Father,

I Come Before You As A Child

With The Faith That Let's Me Speak Plain

To Confess That

I Would Prefer To Butt-about

The World

Living Faithfully In You

Than

To Live In An Earthly Mansion

With A Live Devil

Who Takes Pleasure

Daily

In Picking My Goose!

I Prefer To Suffer With The Saints Now

And

Rejoice With Them Later In Heaven

Than To Dwell

In The Wide Tents Of Wickedness Now

And

Seek Later For Mercy

That Will Not Be Forthcoming!

Father,

In Faith

I Desire A Heart That Is Pure

Seeking For Eternal Joys

On The Golden Shore!

Please

Help Me To Send Ahead Treasures

That Cannot E'er Spoil!

I Desire A Will

That Walks With You

And A Spirit

That Is Lit

With The Joy That Comes

After

The Long And Dark Night

On This Cruel Shore!

Father,

Earthly Peace Is Passing

And

The Devils Are Amassing

And

Those Who Would Lead Us

Would Have Our Consciences Be Things

Of The Past!

Pity Us!

Lord,

I Seek The Faith

That Will Never Shrink

The Faith That Stands Firm

Even As Flesh Is On Destruction's Brink

The Faith That Comes

When I Reason With The Lord

And Think

Of The Grace

That Is Sufficient

For Each Day's Tasks

Sufficient To Help Me To Survive

And Overcome

Despite Satan's Wrath!

Father,

I Love You!

I Bless You!

I Honor You, True!

You Are The God Eternal

And

I Wait Upon You

To Keep Me

To Bless Me

To Make Me Anew

And

In The Glad Day

To Take Me

To Highest Heaven

To Live

Eternally

With You!

Teach Me Thy Ways, Oh God

For

My Heart Is Longing After You!

I Make My Petition

In The Name Of The One Who Will Bless

Jesus Christ The Righteous

In Whose Heart

My Life Rests!

AMEN.