My Sinner's Prayer

in this humble act of worship

i come with heart bowed

my voice silent, my lips no sound

come and teach me in the silence of the roaring clouds

this silence i must break

the separation is too great

for a soul like mine to take

must i anxiously wait for the day i will see Your face?

pain of this human flesh wear on my body

but my soul will not touch the sin coaxed to me

i will hold on to Your letters of Love for me

You will protect me through all my weaknesses

i refuse to let go even for a moment

You have saved me from the curse of man

and offer me life

only if i take Your loving hand

what fool will say no to the Lover of all souls?

the hypocrites of this world can gloat

and quote their ideas of the world

until they choke on their words

they cannot force me to deny the One who creates life!

my anger is strong

but Your Love is the conqueror of all things

here i will hide in worship

until You have pulled me away from it all

and as i rise from my falls

You will be my armor to protect me from harm

to my everlasting God

the God of all the earth

i have pledged my allegiance to You only

and i will serve only You

until i rest with You after my time on earth has expired

be with me

as i give what little i own to You

in this time of worship

mend my ways through my hardships

keep me near as i tell others who need to hear

protect those close that i love

and whisper to those lost in the dark

in everything i do and say

give me wisdom to speak the right way

I wrote this when I was 13