This is the reason I kneel,
In front of the Father;
He has given so much zeal,
Relating to my Brother.
From whom all the family,
Up in Heaven and on earth;
Making us virtually,
For receiving a new birth.
I ask the Lord to give you,
A gift of glorious wealth;
For helping you to construe,
That is strengthening your health.
I pray that He gives you strength,
And power through His Spirit;
Persevere at any length,
In all your deeds of merit.
Through faith, Christ lives within you,
As His love will sink deep roots;
For a foundation as true,
And bearing abundant fruits.
Along with all the others,
You are fit to understand;
From your sisters and brothers,
Of what His love does demand.
How long, how wide and how deep,
How far of a distance high;
What the love of Christ does reap,
And without wondering why.
It goes far beyond wisdom,
Any man would ever know;
Stretching up to His Kingdom,
Down to earth will gently flow.
I am praying that you may,
Be completely filled with God;
And that you will also pray,
While you honor and laud.
Each day and through each hour,
Glory belongs in the church;
Through the spiritual power,
As you continue to search.
Copyright © 2017 Richard Newton Sherrer
