Context: Following the recent blog about my shadow-self (see https://wp.me/p45bCr-bXF), this related, rather strange, exploratory and deeply metaphorical prayer surfaced yesterday, soon after I woke up. It was very hard to write!
It is what comes from inside that defiles you. For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. All these vile things come from within.
(Mark 7:20-3; NLT).
A wolf from the desert will pounce on them (Jeremiah 5:6; NLT).
I’m sensing my inner wolf,
Hearing it howl,
Glimpsing my shadow-self,
Watching it prowl;
Dreading my temper, Lord,
Hiding my fear,
Loathing my shameful greed:
Always so near.
Yet, in my heart, Lord,
I’m seeing your face,
Asking forgiveness
And seeking your grace.
Mingle my shadow-self
With your pure light,
For I face temptation
All day, and all night.
You are my Shepherd,
My staff and my rod;
You are my All-In-All:
Jesus, my God.
You are my chosen way:
Though I still sin,
You are eternal life –
Jesus, within.
(1 John 5:20; NLT).
Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.
(Colossians 3:11; NLT).