Thursday, September 1, 2011

Metanoia

Good morning God of all creation!
Blessed are you for all your creation
May my worship be worthy of the life you have given me
Grateful am I for the simple things in life
For truly the most basic things in life give me joy 
more than any thing I could conjure to 
commemorate and celebrate my so called achievements
they will never compare  
The serenity of slowly breathing in the cool crisp air of your creation
The song of water cascading on stones, falling on rocks
The embrace of cool breeze on warm skin
The clear cool light of the morning pushing back the curtain 
of the night, 
of the soul,
of the mind, 
of the heart.
Truly I give my praise and worship to you Lord
Blessed are you Lord God of Creation! 
I live for Thee alone, in worship and in praise,
Forgive me for my transgressions
Forgive me for every moment 
that I lose sight of the everlasting prize
Forgive my pride and folly
that I thought it was only me and my hands
for all that I have in life
that I listen to my own sweet desires 
of partaking my bitter poison
that I trusted only in myself
that I believed that I alone dictate my future
Thank you Lord God for all these follies
and the realization that I have been worshipping
my own paper moon
Metanoia
Thank you for the seed of change planted in my heart
The heart which is the ear to the voice of God
No change can be truly wrought by mind and logic alone
Only the heart can move an immoveable mountain of attitude
Only the heart can overrule the mind
The heart that hears the voice of God
The heart that moves one 
to action,
to change,
to believe, 
to act, 
to accept,
to trust,
to give up everything to you Lord
Thank you for the seed of change
for in having it I truly own up my choice
to glorify, bless and thank God
Metanoia
a change of heart 
a gift from God
to act 
to move
it sets free will in motion
in accordance with the dictates of one's heart
to glorify the Name of God
to bless Him
worship Him
to leave behind the clutter of a life I thought magnificent
I thought I was the master of 
to leave behind my intoxication with the 
belief that I stand astride the universe
Thank you lord for making me realize
that the sweetest achievement
is simply to give my best in worship of your Name

Christus vincit! Christus regnat! Christus imperat!