"The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays." ― Søren Kierkegaard1
Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10
"My house will be called a house of prayer"
I am that house
yet, too often
silent
Your word, O Lord
creates me
calls me into being
changes my very nature
know my heart
forgive my grasping/gasping
anxiety and heal
renew my spirit
that I might be
a house of prayer
From "Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing; spiritual preparation for the office of confession," Søren Kierkegaard, 1956
Photo by Derek Bair
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