Thy Kingdom Come; Thy Grace Abound

A prayer:

Your heart is open, O God, to all who would enter---O Father, forgive me, forgive us, our barriers to the grace you would offer to others.  Let them come, from the highways and byways, to the heart of God.  Let not doctrine, nor denomination, nor "fatal" choices from the past prevent their coming.  You welcome all---the poor, the sorrowing, the ignorant, the "wrong," the sinner, and yes, even the Pharisee who seeks out your love.

We still "argue on the way" over which of us is the greatest---who has the "right" doctrine or belief, who does the greatest deeds, or has the right approach, etc.  But you, O God, simply open Your heart and say, "Come to Me."  Your Spirit teaches us all things if we but draw close enough to you.  We have all sinned and been wrong in different ways.  But You, O God, are truth and kindness and mercy, and whatever darkness resides in us cannot overcome Your light. 

As the sun rises each morning and enters all the corners of the universe, dispelling the darkness, so You, O God, enter into each man's heart, dispelling the darkness therein.  Come, Lord Jesus, light of the world, light of each man, the light of God, and shine in our hearts of darkness and sin.