Watch My Days

To my Father 

who owns every moment 

of my time, 

all the creation around me, 

all stops and goes of my life

 - to knowing my beginning 

to my end of days here on earth.   

So involved in creating my timing, 

my place for Your good pleasure 

and to take me 

to my fullest potential 

in gentleness and kindness, 

leading me 

to drink of Your fountain only.  

My needs met 

by Your knowledge in more ways 

than I could know 

my lack and ask.  

Merciful Father, 

so pure with motives for me, 

take me and give my daily bread today 

so that I am in strong standing 

under a plan that leads 

to the gates of forgiveness 

and gathers me 

to be sure of this pardon.  

I find hunger 

and I go seeking.  

I want to be found 

looking for food 

that I will share for eternity, 

not the turning away 

to pleasures held 

for only pieces 

of glory here on earth.  

When I am asked 

to do the bidding of another 

I have no rights or ownership in, 

give me strength 

to not take upon my soul 

their grip, this enemy 

that makes guilt or kindness 

a trick to capture my strength 

away from my assigned days.  

Help me watch my days carefully.  

Help me take 

my own self-centered desires 

or my fears 

I am not getting 

or will not be provided for, 

and squeeze this lie out of my heart.   

I want my days to be filled 

with the watch of a released heart 

after Your love, 

consumed in walking 

a straight path assigned. 

Swallowed whole in Your goodness 

as my time spent on earth 

accomplishes Your will.  

May I carry myself 

as unashamed and surrendered 

to this passion 

You serve as my stairway 

to all of heaven’s feasting.  

Feed me from above 

and I will see Your Face.