Teach Me Lord

Lord teach me how to pray

As I unpack each and every day

And teach me how to walk

And step in line with my talk.

For often there is dissonance

Between my walk and talk

And my growth is undeveloped

Like an undernourished stalk.

Teach me the truth to hold

As undiluted from Thy Word

And not ever to be attracted

To the mystical and absurd.

Teach me to taste my words

In case I have to swallow them

And to always live uprightly

In the presence of all men.

Teach me to be consistent

At church as well as home

And to walk as you would guide

In the throng and when alone.

Teach me Lord and let me learn

The principles of Thy kingdom

That as I dwell here on this earth

I may reflect the life of your Son.

Teach me the foundation truths

On which my life be built

That even in the sternest test

I would not desire to quit.

Teach me to be ever faithful

In word and thought and deed

And reach out to the unfortunate

To give help in time of need.

Teach me to be always thankful

For your gift of life each day

And when disappointments come

To think of blessings on the way.

  

Teach me to share my little

With someone with less than me

For in sharing there is a witness

Of my God-given ministry.

Teach me to keep in focus

The moment this life will be o’er

And as the years should roll along

Teach me to trust you more.

Teach me to always remember

I am here only for a while

And even if the journey be long

To treat each day as the last mile.

Teach me to leave a legacy

That’s really worth remembering

One replete with kindly acts

In keeping with my Lord and King.

A legacy that shows not self-reliance

But dependence on Almighty God

And if there be nothing else to show

Let this endeavour be spread abroad.

Stewart Russell © April 2018