Sacred Heart of Jesus, Help Me Live (Not Just Read) the Scriptures
O Most Sacred Heart,
With just one glance (John 19:37)
Your Fire (Luke 12:49)
Your Thorns (Matthew 27:29)
Your Vulnerability (Mark 15:24)
Advance a hidden process (Psalm 139:13-16)
Forming a ‘new creation’ within me (Revelations 21:5)
Even while I am unaware (2 Corinthians 4:16)
O Most Sacred Heart,
The Most Holy Trinity (Matthew 17:5)
The infinite universe (Hebrews 1:3)
Dwelling (John 1:14)
In your Heart (John 7:38)
Bleeding (John 19:34)
Out of overflowing love (Romans 5:5)
Faithfully (Deuteronomy 6:4-9)
Beating (2 Thessalonians 3:5)
For all (1 Timothy 2:4)
Humanity and creation (Colossians 1:16)
And now for me… (Ephesians 3:16-21)
I ask for a chance to engage with your penetrating questions (Luke 2:19),
For you are greater than the most illuminated answer (John 14:6)
I ask for a trickle of your divine power (Mark 5:30),
For you are greater than the most holy Temple (Matthew 12:7)
I ask for a morsel of your unpredictable action (John 3:8),
For you are greater than the most sacred religious practice (Mark 2:27)
I ask for an atom of your way of thinking, feeling, speaking and loving (1 John 3:18-20),
For you are greater than the most inspired prophet (Luke 11:32)
I ask for a grain of your Kingdom (Mark 4:30-34)
For you are greater than the most beloved king (Matthew 12:42)
I ask for a seed of your holiness (Mark 7:28),
For you alone are the most ‘Holy One’ (1 Samuel 2:2)
O Most Sacred Heart,
Rain torrentially (Isaiah 55:10-12)
Reign gloriously (1 Chronicles 17:11-14)
Upon my heart (Ezekiel 36:26)
Upon all hearts (1 John 4:11)
Upon the broken & healing heart of the world (Romans 12:2)
For your budding Tree of Life is greater than the most fruitful vine (Revelations 22:2)
O Most Sacred Heart,
Jesus (Philippians 2:10),
I (John 13:23)
Most Radically (Matthew 5:8)
Trust (Revelations 22:20) & Act (Mark 3:35)
In You! (Matthew 11:29)
Amen (Mark 15:39)
