Esse Quam Videre— To Be, rather than to Seem<\/p>\n
Take me to the just side of justice
And the right side of righteousness,
Not the vindictive side of vindication,
for otherwise— I do not wish to go.<\/p>\n
Lead me to the passionate side of compassion,
And the gracious side of grace,
Not the condescending side of mercy
for otherwise I remain remote— for pity\u2019s sake.<\/p>\n
Push me past the truant side of trouble
And the pleasant side of pain
Not allowing me to wallow in it—
Lest I marvel at my martyrdom<\/p>\n
Carry me to the service side of serving
And the sacrificial side of sacrifice
Not the calculating side of caring
for otherwise, my generosity remains too frugal. <\/p>\n
Put me outside my selfish Eden
And beyond my creature comforts
Without raising Cain in my life
for I desire to be a remarkable, not a marked man.<\/p>\n
Fill me with an inextinguishable blaze
A peerless and fearless love,
Not a faltering flame or a fumbling forgiveness
for I desire to be christened with real Christ-likeness.<\/p>\n
May the Spirit make me spiritual
And the Son shine in my life
And the Father find me faithful,
Lest I miss the Kingdom\u2019s goal.<\/p>\n
JULY 4TH 2005<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Esse Quam Videre— To Be, rather than to Seem Take me to the just side of justiceAnd the right side of righteousness,Not the vindictive side of vindication,for otherwise— I do not wish to go. Lead me to the passionate side of compassion,And the gracious side of grace,Not the condescending side of mercyfor otherwise I remain…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":199,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n