Today, O Lord, I yield myself to you.

            May your will be my delight

            May your way have perfect sway in me.

            May your love be the pattern of my living.

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I surrender to you

            my hopes,

                        my dreams,

                                    my ambitions.

Do with them what you will, when you will, as you will.

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I place into your loving care

            my family,

                        my friends,

                                    my future.

Care for them with a care that I can never give.

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I release into your hands

            my need to control,

                        my craving for status

                                    my fear of obscurity.

Eradicate the evil, purify the good, and establish your kingdom on earth.

For Jesus’ sake.

Amen.  

                       -Richard Foster