Wesleyan Covenant Prayer

I am no longer my own, but thine.
Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt.
Put me to doing, put me to suffering.
Let me be employed for thee or laid aside for thee,
exalted for thee or brought low for thee.
Let me be full, let me be empty.
Let me have all things, let me have nothing.
I freely and heartily yield all things to thy pleasure and disposal.
And now, O glorious and blessed God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, thou are mine, and I am thine.
So be it.
And the covenant which I have made on earth,
let it be ratified in heaven.
Amen.

A Psalm of Resurrection

O Creative Spirit, Quickening Fire,

You who moves me out of my apathy:

To you I ascribe all wisdom and potential.

There were times of darkness, times of confusion,

Times of pain and silent suffering.

In times such as these, I have turned from you,

Relying instead on my own feeble abilities,

On my weak attempts to take control.

I thank you for leading me out of myself;

When I reached the end of my strength,

You saved me from myself.

You offered me visions of a new world;

You put a new song in my mouth.

Blessed be the God of second chances.

Blessed be the God of reason and purpose,

of spontaneity and holy abandon.

Blessed be our God - ever ancient, ever new.

(c) 2010