For it is God which worketh in you
both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
(Philippians 2:13)
Morning . . .
Give me the grace
to know what I should do,
not simply what I might.
Give me the wit and humbleness
to prove that what I do
reveals a larger clarity—
your presence with me.
What act, more than selfless charity,
reflects Your magnanimity?
Mere contemplation or
passive acceptance of Your gift
leaves aspiration unfulfilled,
does not change what I should
to what I can.
My effort is demanded; still,
each eager step along Love's path
must lean upon the Lord's right arm.
Listening meekly for Your will
(transcending human best intent)
I find the strength to do in You:
Your presence working with me,
joyfully . . .
tirelessly . . .
outcome inevitable.
