A Prayer - Cry For Humility

Cry For Humility

I am nothing without You.
I can not even come into Your presence without Your grace.
I can never be good enough.
I do not deserve it.
You alone are my Salvation. You alone are my Righteousness.
You are Mercy. You are Hope.
You are Compassion. You are Peace.

I fall so short of the mark.
I am blinded by pride.
I am prone to distraction, to busyness . . .
I am in no way exempt from sin.
You alone are my Protection. You alone are my Forgiveness.
You are Holy. You are Redeemer.
You are Light. You are Truth.

I am not the center.
I am one among many servants and ministers.
I have little to offer.
I am not a cure-all.
You alone are my Direction. You alone are my Freedom.
You are Wisdom. You are Life.
You are Power. You are Healing.

I can refuse, but I choose to obey You.
I can receive praise, but I pass it to You.
I can analyze, but I will hear only You.
I have much, but it all belongs to You.
I can go my own way, but I choose to follow You.
I am a teacher, but I will be a student.


Debra Miner
(February 2009)

“For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation.” Psalm 149:4
“The humble He guides in justice, And the humble He teaches His way.” Psalm 25:9

A Prayer - Enraptured With His Love

Enraptured With His Love

Overwhelm me with Your Presence
You are my heart’s desire
Flood in . . .
So that You are preeminent
So that my heart would burst because of You

You call me with sweet words of love
To soak . . .
To sit with You as if time had stopped
You whisper Your longing for me
You delight in me
You desire me

Your gaze pierces my heart
One look of Your eyes and my heart leaps
I lay against You and feel Your tender embrace
My heart is full of You, heavy with Your intimate love

One touch and I am ruined
I long for that touch once more



Debra Miner
(February 2009)

“I am my beloved’s, And his desire is toward me.” Song of Solomon 7:10

A Prayer - I Am Desperate, I Am Lovesick

I Am Desperate, I Am Lovesick
A declarative prayer of a sacred pursuit.

I am desperate.

I am thirsty and hungry.
I am poor and needy.

I earnestly long for You.
I fervently desire to know Your heartbeat.
I must have You more than life itself.

I don’t want to move without You.
I don’t know all the answers.
I don’t understand a lot of things.
I don’t want to mess up.

I need to hear Your voice.
I need to taste Your sweetness.
I need to smell Your fragrance.
I need to touch Your hand.
I need to see Your face.

My heart aches for Your presence.
My soul yearns for Your touch.
My strength cries out for Your life.
My mind pleads for Your revelation.

Remove the filth and grime.
Purify the deepest recesses of my being.
Stir up this holy passion.

Bring me to the rivers of Your pleasure.
Only You can satisfy.

I am lovesick.


Debra Miner, (February 2009)
My soul longs, yes, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Psalm 84:2
My beloved spoke, and said to me: “Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.” Song of Solomon 2:10