BreakMyWillToMatchYours

BREAK MY WILL TO MATCH YOURS

Lord, when You come in the form of a trial,
           no matter how small, like
           the disappointment of having someone
           disagree with me and
           facing rejection from those I love;
           when I know that I am in the right
           and am blamed for what is wrong,
           when I have worked hard
           to make things pleasant,
           yet meet with criticisms of
           what might have been;
           when the expectancy of waiting
           seems to have no end,
           and I see others enjoy blessings
           I pray to have a share in,
        Oh, Lord, make it easy for my will to conform to Yours.

For doing Your will involves
           a wrenching and a tearing apart
           of self-love.
           My will cracks, and in the cracking
           becomes whole again
           while it yields to Yours.
Oh, God, the process is painful while it lasts.

But no sooner do I yield to Your pleasure
          than you unlock the torrent of joy!
          What surging wave of peace You bring!
          What overwhelming power of being free
           while it lasts.

If this be a way of union with You, Lord,
           Let my will conform to Yours,
           no matter what the pain and the price,
           that I may be one with You
           in everything I do.

Lord, this is my wish,
           Write it in Your heart
           as I write it in mine.

By Clara O. Corpus
From "You Are The Potter"

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