Last week I heard a good friend of mine sing a song she had written based on prayer by Mother Teresa. The words were simple, convicting, and incredibly humbling. This is the link to the original prayer and below are the lyics to the song:
Lord deliver me from the desire to be noticed, loved, exalted
Lord deliver me from the desire to be favored, popular,
chosen or acknowledged
Lord deliver me from the fear of being wrong, forgotten, or ignored
Lord deliver me from the fear of being humiliated or left behind
(girls) Lord deliver me from me
(boys echo) Lord deliver me to You
Lord deliver me from me
(echo) Lord deliver me to You
Lord deliver me from me
(echo) Lord deliver me to You
Lord deliver me from me
(echo) Lord deliver me to You
Grant that I may seek to comfort rather than be comforted by others
Grant that I may understand and love more than be
understood and loved well
Lord deliver me from the desire to be noticed and encouraged
Lord deliver me from the desire to be appreciated and included
It's a hard prayer to pray but it's one I hope I have the courage to pray daily. Needless to say, camp was great and God did great things! It was a joy to be in His presence with those students.
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