For a Serious Seeking

Keep me O Lord, while I tarry on this earth, 

in a serious seeking after you, 

and in an affectionate walking with you, 

every day of my life; 

that when you come, I may be found 

not hiding my talent, 

nor serving the flesh, 

nor yet asleep with my lamp unfurnished, 

but waiting and longing for you.

 (a prayer by Richard Baxter; photo by Pexels via pixabay.com)