WOV #732 "Create in Me a Clean Heart"
Devotion
You might have heard about the little girl who learned in Sunday school that "Jesus lives within us.” She thought about this all day long. That night the child asked, "Is it true that Jesus lives inside of us?" Her mother replied, "Yes, honey, it’s true." With a puzzled look on her face, the child said, "Well, Mommy, wouldn't you think he would show through sometimes?"
The great wonder of this story is that Jesus does show through at times – whenever we look at others with God’s eyes. May we work, laugh, cry, sing together. May God give us clean hearts. May our spirits be renewed.
Create in me a clean heart, O God
And renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from your presence,
And take not your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
And uphold me with your free Spirit.
Prayer
For today, there is no better prayer than the hymn printed above.