a plagiarized confession and poorly metered supplication

Loving Father,

Alongside my sister Teresa I confess that "I don’t love you, I don't want to love you. But I want to want to love you."

Teach me how to submit, shut my mouth and listen, speak of you as a person, not a proposition.

I am so far from who I should be. Through your Spirit teach me to shun self and let Christ be the shape of me.

Today, as I struggle to be responsible with the work and relationships you have given, render me sensitive to the voice of the Spirit, vulnerable to the shaping of Christ, subservient to your rule.