Third Step Prayer For Christians
O HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD,
COME INTO MY HEART AND FILL ME.
I OPEN THE WINDOWS OF MY SOUL TO LET YOU IN.
I SURRENDER MY WHOLE LIFE TO YOU.
COME AND POSSESS ME;
FILL ME WITH LIGHT, TRUTH, AND DISCERNMENT.
I OFFER TO YOU THE ONE THING I REALLY POSSESS:
MY CAPACITY FOR BEING FILLED BY YOU.
OF MYSELF I AM AN EMPTY VESSEL
FILL ME SO THAT I MAY LIVE THE LIFE OF THE SPIRIT:
THE LIFE OF TRUTH AND GOODNESS,
THE LIFE OF BEAUTY AND LOVE,
THE LIFE OF WISDOM AND STRENGTH.
AND GUIDE ME TODAY IN ALL THINGS.
GUIDE ME TO THE PEOPLE I SHOULD MEET OR HELP….
TO THE CIRCUMSTANCE IN WHICH
I CAN BEST SERVE YOU, WHETHER BY MY ACTIONS OR
BY MY SUFFERINGS.
BUT, ABOVE ALL, MAKE CHRIST TO BE FORMED IN ME
THAT I MAY DETHRONE SELF IN MY HEART
AND MAKE HIM KING SO THAT HE IS IN ME,
AND I IN HIM
TODAY AND FOREVER. AMEN