Heavenly Wisdom
Confirm me, O God, by the grace of your Holy Spirit.
Give me power to be strengthened in the inward man
and to cast out of my heart
all unprofitable care and trouble;
let me not be drawn away with various desires of anything whatsoever,
whether it be of little or great value;
but teach me to look upon all things as passing away
and myself as passing along with them.
For nothing is lasting under the sun,
where all is vanity and affliction of spirit. (eccles. 11:11)
Oh how wise is he who considers things in this manner!
Give me, O Lord,
heavenly wisdom that I may learn above all things
to seek you and to find you;
above all things to relish you
and to love you,
and to understand all other things as they are,
according to the order of your wisdom.
Grant that I may prudently avoid him that flatters me
and patiently bear with him that cotradicts me.
For it is great wisdom not to be moved
with every wind of words,
nor to give ear to the wicked,
flattering sirens;
for thus shall we go on
securely in the way we have begun.
My imitation of Christ
Book III Chapter 27
(link is to a free download)
posted by Desert Dreamer @ 9:00 AM
2 comments
2 Comments:
MM, it's good to know it is the words of so many and not just myself. In this day and age I get to sometimes thinking I am the only one out there that feels this way. It's good to find believers, isn't it?
In my daily prayer, I ask that Jesus place His crown of thorns upon my head so that only His pure and holy thoughts are able to penetrate into my mind, thus blocking out anything that is not of Him, giving me His knowledge and wisdom and the ability to hear His words that are spoken to me.
Thank you for this beautiful post.
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