Guide me to your Holy Ground.

To be brought to God's holy ground is to be brought into a place of profound reverence, intimate encounter, and transformative surrender. It is a request to meet with Him in a way that changes everything.

Here is a prayer and reflection for that sacred journey.

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Bring Me to Your Holy Ground

My feet are dusty from the common way,

My heart is cluttered with the noise of day.

I walk on surfaces of pride and fear,

But now,O Lord, I need You near.

Bring me to Your holy ground.

Not to a place on any map,

But where the human boundaries snap.

Not to a site of ancient fame,

But where You speak my very name.

“Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” (Exodus 3:5)

So I kneel now, and I untie

All that I’ve walked by,all I rely

Upon,apart from You, my God—

My plans,my pride, this self-worn shod.

I lay it down. I stand here, bare,

Before Your awe-ful,loving stare.

Bring me to that sacred space,

Where I see only You,and know Your grace.

It is the ground before the cross,

Where I count all my gain as loss.

Where streams of blood and water pour,

And my heart breaks,to love You more.

It is the ground of silent prayer,

Where I lay down my every care.

And in the stillness,hear Your voice,

And in Your presence,I rejoice.

Bring me to Your holy ground.

Strip me of all that is not true.

Make my heart bare,and make it new.

Let every thought be brought to light,

In the terror and the delight

Of standing face-to-face with You,

So faithful,strong, and true.

For in that place, I am unmade,

Then by Your love,I am remade.

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A Prayer of Surrender for Holy Ground:

"Heavenly Father,

I long to encounter You. I am not content to only know about You; I want to know You. I ask You now, by Your mercy, to bring me to Your holy ground.

Forgive my casual approach. Forgive my distracted heart. I willingly take off the 'sandals' of my own efforts, my self-sufficiency, and my self-righteousness. I stand bare and humble before You.

Meet me here, Lord. Speak to me. Let Your presence surround me and change me. Let this moment, this place in my spirit, become holy because You are here.

I seek Your face. I still my soul before You. Do Your holy work in me.

In the name of Jesus, Amen."