40 Days of Lent

 Stay with me Lord/

As I journey through the arid desert of life/

No companion beside me except for You/

I may not see your face/

But your voice rings clearly in my mind/

And your holy words lettered into the Scriptures/

Beckoning me to stay the course/

Though my eyes cannot see further than my nose/

I feel a welling hunger from the pit of my soul/

I hunger and thirst for you, Lord/

Temptations like mirages distorting my vision/

These worldly ways enticing me to dance to its wild tunes/

To leave behind the sanctum of your Spirit/

To fill my emptiness carousing with all that it has to offer/

Power, pleasure, honor that belong to you alone/

Lord, keep me focused and centered/

Help me flee with faith soldiering on/

Give me the grace to be strong/

And the courage to resist the sweet ambrosia/

To divine your ethereal nature/

To surrender to the cross/

And the sacrifice of praise be only offered to you/

All the days of my life.