Puritan prayer of Paradoxes

Lately God has been showing me how much of life involves paradoxes. Today we received the prayer below - I really enjoyed it and wanted to share it with you. God has been shown me that what he desires most of me is truth and brokenness…so that He can begin to do the work that He needs to in my life. Praying that I have a willing and steadfast spirit to allow brokenness to be a part of my daily walk with Him.
Lord, high and holy, meek and lowly, thou hast brought me to the valley of vision, where I live in the depths but see thee in the heights; Hemmed in by mountains of sin I behold thy glory.
LET ME LEARN by paradox…
that the way down is the way up, that to be low is to be high, that the broken heart is the healed heart, that the contrite spirit is the rejoicing spirit, that the repenting soul is the victorious soul, that to have nothing is to possess all, that to bear the cross is to wear the crown, that to give is to receive, that the valley is the place of vision.
Lord, in the daytime stars can be seen from the deepest wells, and the deeper the wells the brighter the stars shine; LET ME FIND thy light in my darkness, thy life in my death, thy joy in my sorrow, thy grace in my sin, thy riches in my poverty, thy glory in my valley.

AMEN

Have a blessed day!

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