The Seed

Let the love within bring forth joy

To light up my face like the sun

And shine forth to all who come near

Let the love within bring forth peace

To keep me calm and secure

When life’s rain and thunder says, “Have fear!”

Let the love within bring forth patience

So I know there’s no need to worry…

No need to push and shove

Let the love within make me gentle and kind

May I be wise as a serpent

But harmless as a dove

Let the love within give me a goodness

That can come from no other place

May I never be selfish or mean

Let the love within show me faithful

True to the core, confident in the promises

Of the One on whom I can lean

Let the love within make me humble

Always thinking of others before myself

Never being conceited, or seeking revenge.

May the love within keep me self-controlled

Not caught up in mood swings or fits of anger

Never having a need for making amends.

May the fruit of the Spirit be all that you see

When you are looking into the heart of me

That fruit grows only from the seed of love…

Of a love that can come from only above.