Prayer of an Artist
O God, my Creator and maker of all things beautiful and good,
Teach me and guide me in new ways of love and creativity.
Empower me to use the many gifts you have so generously blessed me with.
Help me to live always freshly and honestly, peacefully and joyfully,
Free from fear and full of love, open to your expansive ways,
Trusting always, free to create as an act of grateful worship to you, unbound from negative and limiting patterns and in kind service to others.
©1997 Paul Esch. All Rights Reserved. 651-501-7979
Unless We Want to Live in Huts
Unless we want to live in huts and eat “schmutz,”
we gotta’ get off our butts,
get out of ruts,
skip short cuts,
pray like nuts,
have some guts,
love like mutts and
think like astronauts.
©2009. Paul Esch. All Rights Reserved.
Lord Make Me Willing to Do Your Will
Lord make me willing to do your will,
For the road to Calvary is a difficult hill.
Harder still the cross I make,
When the yoke you offer I will not take.
To all your disciples you did say,
You are my friends if you will obey.
And through your passion and suffering severe
You make the way to your Father clear
So strengthen my hands and shaking knees.
You it is I want to please.
Your child I’ll be, your image become.
Here in my heart Thy Kingdom Come.
©1988 Paul Esch. All Rights Reserved. 651-501-7979
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