Ask for Your blessing,
And that is what You may give,
But only Your blessing.
Ask for something from You,
And that is what You may give,
But only something from You.
Those in need of this or that
May well get this or that,
But only this or that,
In Your time and in Your way.
But those who seek You,
Who may stumble in their asking,
Who may not know how to ask You for You,
You who are above all gifts and cravings of this world,
These You will bless beyond
Those who ask merely for Your blessing,
Beyond those who only want something from You.
Until we learn to ask You for You,
For Your presence, Your Spirit, Your love,
Sufficient beyond our imaginings,
We will not understand what is truly important,
What our deepest need is finally about,
What Your blessing can really mean.
You are so gentle, so patient, O God;
You will give us, when You choose,
Only what we ask for, but no more –
Unless in Your grace
You choose to lead us beyond ourselves.
You are Yourself the more
So few know or yet desire to ask for.
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