# “Bless us, Lord God, with faithfulness” by D.A. Carson

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- Published: 2015-03-03T16:00:33-06:00
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“And now, Lord God, I ask your blessing on all who read this book, for without it
there will be no real benefit.

We may have education, but not compassion; we may have forms of praying, but no 
fruitful adoration and intercession; we may have oratory, but be lacking in unction;
we may thrill your people, but not transform them; we may expand their minds, but
display too little wisdom and understanding; we may amuse many, but find few who
are solidly regenerated by your blessed Holy Spirit.

So we ask you for Your blessing, for the power of the Spirit, that we may know You
better and grow in our grasp of Your incalculable love for us.

Bless us, Lord God, not with ease or endless triumph, but with faithfulness. Bless
us with the right number of tears, and with minds and hearts that hunger both to
know and to do your Word.

Bless us with a profound hunger and thirst for righteousness, a zeal for truth, 
a love of people. Bless us with the perspective that weighs all things from the 
vantage point of eternity.

Bless us with a transparent love of holiness. Grant to us strength in weakness, 
joy in sorrow, calmness in conflict, patience when opposed or attacked, trustworthiness
under temptation, love when we are hated, firmness and farsightedness when the climate
prefers faddishness and drift.

We beg of You, holy and merciful God, that we may be used by You to extend Your 
kingdom widely, to bring many to know and love You truly.

Grant above all that our lives will increasingly bring glory to Your dear Son, our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back
from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip us with everything
good for doing His will, and may He work in us what is pleasing to Him, through 
Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”

–D.A. Carson, _[A Call to Spiritual Reformation: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers](https://www.amazon.com/dp/080109710X?tag=toletaupanre-20)_(
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1992), 225-226.

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