Lord
I take You as my sin offering for what I am
But Lord
I take You as my burnt offering for what I’m not.
I’m not loving
submissive
patient
kind
or meek
I’m not single in view
nor is it God I seek.
But dearest Lord
You’re all these things
all virtue’s in You
So Lord I lay my hands on You in all I do.
in me is all self-love
envy
anxiety
in me is only pride and no humility.
I’m not pure
or trusting
neither absolute
For Your purpose
I waver — I’m not resolute!
Such a laying on of hands is not for substitution;
When we lay our hands on Christ
it brings in a union.
By our laying our hands on Christ
we are joined to Him.
We become one — no longer two — we become Him!
In such a union all our weaknesses
wounds
and scars
Are taken on by Him and His virtues become ours.
Such a union requires exercise through proper prayer
We open our failures
defects for our Lord to bear.
As we pray in this way
Christ — the One with no such sin
As the life-giving Spirit moves and works within
To live in us a life
a repetition of Christ our King
The One who lived on earth the life of the burnt offering.
You’re balanced
fine and pure and loving through and through
You welcome the leprous ones
blind
lame all come to You.
You have eyes of a dove
Lord — blemish free are You.
No mixed motives
self-glory
what the Father says You do!
Your humility’s unsurpassed — obedient e’en unto death.
Trusting in the Father’s will
living by Him breath by breath!
Thus
I open up to You each failure
blemish
and spot.
I want You to know me
and know all that I’m not.
You’re my Husband
my strong One
I am just Your wife.
Bear my burdens
my loved One
give me Your wonderful life!
I take up this exchange
God Himself is what I’ve got.
You can bear all that I am
You can be all that I’m not!
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