Sacredise - Prayer: Fruit

Fruit

by John van de Laar

It’s so easy to live by the law, God;
    just tick the commandments off on a list,
        and silence the whisper of conscience with a legal score card;
    no mess, no fuss,
        no people, no relationships, no confusing circumstances
            to consider.

But, that’s not what you call me to, is it?
    you ask of me a much simpler, more complicated thing,
        the nurturing of fruit that brings life and love,
    the freedom - and the constraints - of character-building,
        of people blessing, of holiness finding.

As I grow closer to you, Jesus, may I also become more like you,
    may the fruit of your Spirit begin to grow in me,
    and may I know, and share, the abundant life it brings.

Amen.

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