This poem prayer was inspired by a Bible verse I read several weeks ago in my evening devotions. The Bible verse was Isaiah 64:6. The first two phrases of this verse are fairly well-known and frequently quoted from many Christian pulpits. However, the last three phrases of Isaiah 64:6 were what really struck my heart and mind with deep inspiration to write the poem prayer below.
Hope you’ll be blessed as you read it below! 🙂
Dear God of sky and sea,
I must admit it’s hard to believe,
That I am just a leaf.
Many say I’m to be a rock–
Solid and grand,
Mighty and tough.
Others think I’m a flower–
Innocent and pretty,
Blooming every hour.
Yet, Heavenly Father, the Bible tells
me–
That, in my sinful condition,
I’m just a leaf.
A leaf crumpled and torn–
By the gusty winds of sin.
My only hope is in Christ’s blood
To cleanse me from within.
So, although I’m neither a rock nor a
flower,
I’m still happy to know I’m just a leaf–
Because I see my need of Thy Holy Spirit power!
Amen!
But we are all like an unclean thing,
And all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags;
We all fade as a leaf,
And our iniquities, like the wind,
Have taken us away.
(Isaiah 64:6)