The Valley of Vision

I was inspired by this prayer.  Oh to have this surrender to God in the valleys of my life.  I hope you will take a moment to read this...  it is beautiful.

"Lord,

High and Holy,

Meek and Lowly,

Thou hast brought me to the

Valley of Vision,

Where I live in the Depths

But see Thee in the

Heights;

Hemmed in by

Mountains of Sin

I behold Thy glory.

Let me learn by Paradox

That the way Down is the way Up,

That to be Low is to be High,

That the Broken Heart is the Healed Heart,

That the Contrite Sprit is the Rejoicing Spirit,

That the Repenting Soul is the Victorious Soul,

That to have Nothing is to possess All,

That to bear the Cross is to wear the Crown,

That to Give is to Receive,

That the Valley is the place of Vision.

Lord, in the daytime

Stars can be seen from

Deepest wells,

And the deeper the wells the

Brighter Thy stars shine;

Let me find Thy

Light in my Darkness,

Thy Life is my Death,

Thy Joy in my Sorrow,

Thy Grace in my Sin,

Thy Riches in my Poverty,

Thy Glory in my Valley."

~A Puritan Prayer