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## 103:1
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> All That Is Within Me
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>> Praise the LORD, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!
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Occasion: Wanting wholehearted worship
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Lord, I do not want to bring You just part of myself.
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Only the safe part.
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Only the public part.
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Only the part that knows easy words.
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I want my whole house opened.
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Yet even as I say this,
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I feel myself holding back,
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singing while staying guarded,
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speaking praise without surrendering
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the things I most want to keep for myself.
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Show me the rooms I still keep shut ---
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the old hurt,
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the private pride,
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the fear of losing control.
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Show me where I have grown used to locked doors.
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Give me courage to open them,
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even when I do not know what wholeheartedness will ask of me.
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Half-offered worship leaves the door locked.
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It sounds full,
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but something remains empty.
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Let's not pretend that divided praise is enough.
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Take all that is within me
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and turn it toward You.
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Mind.
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Heart.
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Soul.
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Will.
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Gather even the reluctant parts,
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the weary parts,
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the parts that have forgotten how to praise.
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Teach my whole being to answer You.
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Not part of myself, Lord.
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But my whole house opened.
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Amen. |