Caring Love

The flowing is from the Valley of Vision, a prayer entitled Caring Love.

All- sufficient King,

When I come into thy presence I see

the glory of thy perfections,

the throne of eternal and universal empire,

the ten thousand time ten thousand who minister to thee.

Impress my mind with the consciousness of thy greatness,

not to drive me from thee, but to inspire me to approach thee;

not to diminish my confidence in thee,

but to lead me to admire thy great condescension.

Thou hast been mindful of me and visited me,

taken charge of me from birth,

cared in all conditions for me,

fed me at thy table,

drawn the curtains of love around me,

given me new mercies every morning.

Suffer me not to forget that I look for yet greater blessings –

a hope beyond the grave,

the earnest and foretastes of immortality, holiness, wisdom, strength, peace, joy; all these thou hast provided for me in Christ.

I grieve to think how insensible I have been of the claims of thy authority,

and the endearments of thy love;

how little I have credited thy truth,

trusted thy promises,

feared thy threats,

obeyed thy commands,

improved my advantages,

welcomed thy warnings,

responded to thy grace;

but notwithstanding my desert I yet live.

May thy goodness always lead me to repentance, and thy long-suffering prove my salvation.