Take, Oh, Take Me as I Am, ELW 814
Take, oh, take me as I am;
summon out what I shall be;
set your seal upon my heart
and live in me.
Devotion
Growing up, I was a picky eater. Most of my meals consisted of Spaghetti-O’s, toast and chocolate milk. I usually spilled my milk. At church I meet various versions of myself, but I am teaching them to say, “I’m not picky, I’m particular.” I like to say the same thing about God. God takes us as we are. God isn’t picky. God can use broken vessels like us to do some weird and wonderful things.
God is particular, though. God has chosen you (yes, you). God has worked through you. God will continue to live in you.
Prayer
God of particularities and peculiarities, thank you for taking us and claiming us as you have made us. Set your seal upon our hearts. Dwell in us. Through Jesus, who showed us that love is stronger than death and passion more fierce than the grave. Amen.