A King's Heart

When Ramses was king,
You hardened his heart
Against Your People.
You hardened his heart
So that he would not release them
From slavery in Egypt...
So that Your Wonders and Miracles
Would be all the more glorified
Against the backdrop
Of his oppression
And ruination
At Your Hands. *

Father,
Let it not be so
With the king
Whose kitchen I'm often found in.
Let it be
That You soften his heart,
And give him even the
Smallest portion of the
Holy Compassion
Exhibited by
The True King.

The True King -
Whose Love saves the world -
Hung on a tree,
Cursed and afflicted,
For us.
He drank the cup of Divine Wrath
So that we could approach You.
He suffered
So that we would not have to suffer
An eternity's separation
From You.

You have the Power
To pursue others
And call them to You.
Father, I beg You,
Pursue the king
Through the Power of
Your Son.
Fill him with Holy Patience -
Love for the long haul -
Compassion and caring
For the trials ahead.

Only You
Can truly reshape our hearts.
I lift the king up to You
For molding,
Reshaping,
Teaching,
Filling with Your boundless
Patience and Compassion.
Lead him gently down Your Paths,
O Lord.
Let him know the depths
Of boundless Love so that,
As the moon reflects
The light of the sun,
He can reflect
The Light of Your Son's Heart
Within his own.

* Exodus 11:9