16. Prayers of a Life in Tension by Stephen W. Hiemstra

Amazing Lord,

Teach me to be like you.

To love you in your grace like Christ and to love your laws like Moses.

And to have confidence in your compassion, meekness, and strength.

For there is none like you: glorious and loving and yet truly humble.

For you and you alone are Holy,

Creator of all that is, that was, and that will ever be.

Creator of heart and mind.

Help me to build on the work of Christ,

To be a comfort to the afflicted and an aid to the poor.

To offer gentleness and hospitality in place of worldly crudeness and war.

Grant me the strength to learn and to apply what I learn.

Grant me eyes that see, ears that hear, and a heart that is open.

In the power of your Holy Spirit,

Teach me to be like you.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.