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“But if . . . thou shalt seek the Lord Thy God, thou shall find Him, if thou seek Him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.” (Deuteronomy 4:27) | |
O Lord: Thou Who art spirit knowest that though we yearn upwards, yet do we often fail to lift up more than our voices; our thoughts and our emotions remain too tightly concerned only with ourselves. | |
In truth, we lament the materialism of our desires, the prayerlessness of our lives, the lack of aspiration, the want of Thee in our souls. | |
Forgive us that our resolves to lead a higher life have so readily been broken. Forgive us that we have so readily forgiven ourselves. Forgive us that we do not even know how to repent. | |
Teach us, fill us with the overwhelming realization that Thou art light and goodness and love, and that Thou art no farther than the pulse of our blood, the impulse of our mind, the hope of our spirit. That if only we tear away the marks of selfishness and pride, that in our humility we will find Thy glory. No one stands between Thee and me — but I. | |
O Lord, lead us out of the twilight in our souls into Thy light, that we may be children not of night but of day; that we may brighten our world with the reflected light of Thy countenance beaming through us on all mankind. | |
Amen. |
“Thou Who Art Spirit” by Rabbi Morrison David Bial was first published in his anthology, An Offering of Prayer (1962), p. 54, from where this prayer was transcribed.
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