Becoming - a dramatic reading

this is more like "praying poetry"...
A dramatic reading written for youth at Wellspring Community Church Youth Retreat


Find me, God
Find me here where I am, where I am now
Find my body and my burdens,
my will and my way

Show me, God
Show me who I am, who I am not,
what I am, what I am not

Show me God,
Show me who You are, all You are
Show me who I am in You, who You are in me

All of You, all of me,
All of me in You, all of me in You.
Crucify me, God
Fill me with Your light, Your truth

Send angels,
Open heaven,
Touch me with your voice,
Transform me with your word -
Transform me from the inside out,
the outside in,
over and over and over again

Send angels,
Open heaven,
Touch me with your voice,
Transform me with your word
From the inside out,
the outside in,
over and over,
over and over,
over and over and over again

Lord Jesus, receive my spirit
and fill me with Yours
Receive my spirit,
Fill me with Yours

How do I tell them, God?
Help others to see?
How do I show them, God?
Help them to hear?

You are everything… everyone… everywhere
Every tree, every bird,
every rich, every poor,
every seen, every unseen,
every baby, every child,
every woman, every man,
every rock, every field,
every ocean, every sky,
every death, every life

Your death gives us life.
Your death gives us life.
Your death gives. us. life.

My life is in You,
hiding in You

Appear in me
so they can see
Appear in me
with glory!

Take off this old self, put on new
Take off this old self, put on new

Take off lies and anger
Take off anger and rage
Take off rage and malice
Take the filthy words from my lips

And clothe me
Clothe me with compassion and kindness
Clothe me with kindness and humility
Clothe me with humility and gentleness
Clothe me with gentleness and patience

Cover me in love, love, LOVE
Bind me in chains of love
Love not about me and all about You
Your unbreakable chain of love
that connects us all

Bind me in chains of love
Your chain of love
that connects us all

Free me in your chain
Free me in your Love
Free. me. in. You.

~Robin O’Neal, 12/3/08