Vessel...a Morning Prayer

Lord,

Of all my dreams and my ambitions

Be they virtuous or grand

Let me desire most of all

To be a vessel in your hands

In all my gains and all my losses

May I ever bear in mind

That it is beneath life’s crosses

That your tender strength I find

Through life’s footfalls and its follies

When despair seeks to prevail

Let me cling to heaven’s promises

Of A Love that will not fail

Lord,

This is the day you’ve made

As its moments sweep time’s sand

Let me desire most of all

To be a vessel in your hands

© Janet Martin