Talking To Jesus On New Year's Eve

Jesus: I stand at the door of the New Year, longing to come in to inner sanctum of your heart that I may live within Me: Do not stand outside and knock, the door is open wide I beg you not to hesitate, come make your home inside Jesus: Beloved, how can that be when sin stands in the way Allow me to clear it all so we can commune and pray Me: Please, clean up my heart of all that displeases you I want to surrender myself to taste your love so true Jesus: Then claim ME Master of your life, and I'll complete this task Listen closely to my voice, and do just what I ask Your eyes open now to see time slipping through your hand Soon I will come again to take you to Promised Land Is the longing of your heart safety under my wings? Then give yourself now to me, not matter what life brings Don't you know I need you so to be forever mine When nothing you hold back, I will gift you life sublime I love you more than my own life, died your love to win You break my heart when you hold back, clinging to your sin Me: I wander far away from you, though to my heart you're dear At this time when New Year starts, I feel your presence near So it is, I make this vow, to make you my desire Ignite with your Spirit, Lord, so I can blaze with fire I proclaim, in holy Name, to make a brand new start of a life in which You are sole Sovereign of my heart.... Eileen Manassian I wrote this as a responsive prayer for a church service we had in Nicosia during which we brought in the New Year as a community of believers. I've embellished it and changed the response from All to Me. There is so much that God wants to bless us with through Christ...we just have our hearts full of so many things that we can't receive it all. I know there is much for me to ponder on tonight....Wishing you every blessing...