A Prayer for Faith
- Listen to me read this poem.
Spinning round senseless
All my ends come to despair
I see the encroaching darkness
And I try to resist
And yet… I fail.
I try to stand all alone
Strong, but yet
I am but a man of sinew and bone
Forces unseen, power unknown
I cannot resist, I cannot fight
There is nothing I can do to
Turn that evil to flight
I need to surrender… to You
To lay down to my weapons and shields
And come beneath your sway
To walk only in your way
But it’s hard.
There’re so many callers
And false paths to tread
I need faith.
I need such Faith that will let me
Stand for You – by trusting You
I’m human – dust alive
There’s not much alone I can do
I need to believe with whole heart
And whole soul
With every shred of being
Lord God, give me Faith
I need strength forged from fire
Only You God, can give me that gift
I need faith tested and true
Only You God, can give me that gift
And thus I beseech thee,
And thus do I pray
Dearest Lord, Heavenly Father
Give me the Faith to Trust you fully
I cannot do anything alone
I only can spin in circles senseless
Twirling and swirling down into despair
I need you Lord God… in my heart
A torch in the darkness
Blazing bright
Your light
Not mine
I am only a tool
A creation of dust
I think I am more
But I need to face truth
Without You
I’m not much
Just a speck of dust
Not even alive
I need the Faith, God
I need to put my trust in You
I need to abandon Pride
And trust in you
Lord give me strength
Lord give me faith
Lord let me walk in your way
Lord I ask this of you
Amen.
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in what i believe is one of my darkest periods, my fear of standing alone to face the world on my own (for the first time), when all the forces around me seem to be pushing me to where i don't want to be, i felt like i had no where to go, no one to turn to for guidance, while my walls continued to crumble leaving me bare and vulnerable with very little strength to fight on, on to what is suppose to be a journey / a search for the meaning of love, compassion, serenity and happiness in their simplest forms ... some higher power led me to this prayer, here on my computer at 2:30am, with 'invisible' knowledge that i haven't been able to get a peaceful nights sleep due to the gray of the world that surrounds me... what i guess i'm trying to say is, " thank you to whoever or whatever force led me to this prayer. i feel stronger for having read it and i look forward to tomorrow." -derek
-- DEREK C. (Wednesday, January 7, 2004)