Discernment

Give me the words, O Lord
To Praise Thee as befits Thee.
For Thou art Holy and Pure
But I am a sinner living in a sinful world
My thoughts art not Thy thoughts
And my ways art not Thy Ways


Give me an understanding mind, O Lord
To comprehend Thy Majesty and Timelessness
For I am but a transient being
Here today and gone tomorrow


Give me a discerning spirit, O Lord
To impress upon me Thy Omnipresence
I am not hid from Thee day or night
My Thoughts art but an open book to Thee.
Where forth will I go to get away from Thee?
For Thou art with me, in me and around me.