Vanities and Vexations

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.   Ecclesiastes 1:14-15

I hear the words being said,

I listen to the songs being played,

I watch the drama unfold,

in them all are the words of men,

in them all are vanities and vexation;

I who deserve nothing,

I who have disappointed and

fallen short time after time,

I who have lied and cheated

without reservation or fear,

come before Your throne

with nothing to offer,

seeking forgiveness

through your mercy and grace;

all my words,

all my thoughts,

all my ideas,

are but vanities and vexation,

imaginations of the heart

whose time has come and gone

like the moment in which they live,

fit for nothing but the dust

from whence they came;

oh mighty Lord,

lead me by Your light,

guide me by Your voice,

fill me with Your words,

let me live by Your grace alone.

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