Wesley 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 art mine, and I am thine.

So be it.

And the covenant which I have made on earth,

let it be ratified in heaven.

Amen.

 

This prayer represents a commitment I made as a teenager to do whatever/go wherever God prompted me to do/go. I call this my “blank contract” and wear a simple ring as a reminder.

I love listening to music by Laura Story. Her song, You Are Love, is one of my favorites:

You are justice for every oppression

You’re forgiveness for every confession

You are beauty, goodness, blessing

You are love

You are healing for every sickness

You are power in every weakness

You are mighty, holy, faithful,

You are love

O God of the Heavens

You descended from your throne

Gave Your Son for our ransom

And by this all men will know that You are love.

We were thirsty, you gave us water

We were orphans, now you are our Father

We were desperate, hungry, seeking

You are love

Everlasting, Never ending

All consuming, You are love

I love how this song is the parallel to the prayer above: one is about being willing to go into any circumstance, the other is about how God is exactly what is needed in every situation.