Graceful advice for spiritual leaders and congregations

Sovereign LORD

Help me to humble myself before you

By seeing the vanity of honor as a conceit of men’s minds, as standing between me and you;

By seeing that your will must alone be done, as much in denying as in giving spiritual enjoyments;

By seeing that unbelief shuts you from me, so that I sense not your majesty, power, mercy, or love.

Then receive me, for you only are good and worthy.