I give You My All

 I Give You My All

A Reflection on Romans 12:1 and Mark 12:30

I give You my all—not a portion, not a part,

But the whole of my being—my mind, my soul, my heart.

No more holding back the pieces that I thought I'd keep,

No more offering promises that I fail to reap.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. (Mark 12:30)

Take my dreams—the ones I've cradled close.

Take my fears—the ones I hide the most.

Take my time, my treasure, my tomorrows yet unknown.

Take my victories and failures—make them all Your own.

I give You my hands to serve, my feet to go.

I give You my voice to praise, my heart to grow.

I give You my weaknesses, for in them You are strong.

I give You my strengths—to You they all belong.

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. (Romans 12:1)

Not just the "yes" of a single hour,

But the daily, dying, rising flower

Of surrender, of dependence, of trusting in Your plan.

I give You my all. I am Yours, O Lamb.

Take me, break me, shape me, fill me, send me out.

This is my sacrifice of praise, my joyful shout.

I give You my all—not because I have so much to give,

But because in giving, I truly start to live.

Amen.