{"id":5837,"date":"2021-05-12T07:13:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T11:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=5837"},"modified":"2021-05-03T14:18:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T18:18:52","slug":"work-of-the-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=5837","title":{"rendered":"Work of the Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20180929_125331-e1560467084766-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5706\" width=\"263\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20180929_125331-e1560467084766-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20180929_125331-e1560467084766-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prodigal:  I am singing while I work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me:  This may help you with word choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spirit of God, descend upon my heart;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wean it from earth; through all its pulses move;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stoop to my weakness, mighty as Thou Art,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And make me love Thee as I ought to love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I ask no dream, no prophet ecstasies,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No sudden rending of the veil of clay,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No angel visitant, no opening skies;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But take the dimness of my soul away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hast Thou not bid me love Thee, God and King?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All, all Thine own&#8211;soul, heart, and strength, and mind;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I see Thy cross&#8211;there teach my heart to cling;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O let me seek Thee, and O let me find!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teach me to feel that Thou art always nigh;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teach me to the struggles of the soul to bear,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To check the rising doubt, the rebel sigh;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teach me the patience of unanswered prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teach me to love Thee as Thine angels love,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One holy passion filing all my frame;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The kindling of the heaven-descended Dove,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My heart an altar, and Thy love the flame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">George Croly, 1854<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matthew 22:14<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many are called, but few are chosen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prodigal: I am singing while I work. 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