Lord,
Draw me ever closer
To your mind,
So I may share your love
For humankind.
Lord,
Draw me ever closer
To your heart,
So you and I may never
Be apart.
Lord,
Draw me ever closer
To your soul,
So I may lose my self,
And reach my goal.
(With many thanks to E.M.)
References
God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16; NLT).
The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love (Galatians 5:6; NIV).
Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them (1 John 4:16; NIV).
I am convinced that neither death nor life […] nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 8:38-9; NIV).
The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:14; NIV).
