Psalm to Christ Jesus

Lord,

Without arms how would I embrace you? Only by obeying in the Spirit could I show my affection

Without a tongue how could I praise you? Only with acts of love in the midst of suffering

Without legs how would I follow you? Only in faith enduring your selfless way

This host flesh separates me from you
Opposes my growth in faith in you
Effects my understanding of trust in you Denies the Spirit set upon me

This host flesh is the gift meant to be discarded I seek you out in the Spirit
So by your authority I may find you
To listen to the council in the Spirit you offer
The Kingdom gate is you
May my acts I suffer for
honor what I receive from the Kingdom
forever acknowledging your authority

The Spirit in the World claims the Kingdom
The power of holiness, used to honor itself
How wise you are to allow this perfect corruption
As you will reveal this lie and your truth will be all that remains
All is under this authority you are
And this will be made known
And honored forever
A world that hosts spirit
Like a child protected, led, and kept
Am I not the child who wandered away?
The child who you let wander?
Yes, and it is praise in my heart that I declare I found you
In a desert of my own self denial
You found me impoverished, in bondage
A spirit hungry for Spirit, and freedom!

And now I have grown in understanding
Denial of what this host sets upon me
is confirmation to you of my sincerity
I am driven mad with desire to be near you
To belong as a part of you
To embody the holiness you supply

I was but dirt, water, and the desire to have this flesh survive
I was in the world as only a bloom raised to die
But the truth of my breath
was found in you by your love for me
We are only separate for a short time
and that time to honor the will of the Father
His will, to believe in the authority that is you 

So now I suffer this flesh
My spiritual eye in you is open
I watch as the world covets what is yours
And my spirit groans, yearning
A desire to see you claim back the Kingdom
Pull back the veil, expose the purpose

Let the living and the sleeping kneel
You are the King of Kings
Let the heavenly constants proclaim
You are the Lord of Lords
Holy are your ways my Lord Jesus
You are the One and Only Son of God Most High

I am but a breath that is witness
to your greatness in Him, of Him, as Him in part
I am nothing without honoring you.
Holiness in His presence, forever.

May the new creation I am to become
Allow honor to be my flesh
Allow glory to be my purpose
Justified in our perfect way
Forever

Amen