Submitted
by Barbara Philbrook

Lord would you help me to be,
completely, totally, submitted to thee.

My mouth and what goes in or comes out,
that all can see I am yours without doubt.

My thoughts, can they be centered around you,
So that all my ideas reflect your view.

My emotions, may they always be held in check,
Never losing control, never becoming a wreck.

The reactions I have to words or deeds of others,
may they know I think of them as loving brothers.

May I be so completely submitted to thee,
that when others look my way, it is Yyour reflection they see.

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