A Daughter's Union

So Father, I hold her up

Even as Abraham offered his son

I come to you broken

Presenting the one I have loved

The one I thought you gave me

Longing only for her provision

Trusting you to fulfill her every need

When first I held her I committed it to you

For in you alone is all Life

Giving and taking away

I thank you for your sovereignty

That she is yours, I could never doubt

Whatever it takes

No matter the cost

Raise up a fit one worthy of her

One who speaks life

One who covers her in holiness

A yokefellow for her destiny

A strong vessel as her head

I pray for his fullness in Christ

Wake him in the night to pray for her

Strip him of himself

Reveal your Son in him that he may lead her

Refine him in your furnace of affliction

And bind them together in your yoke

One flesh, one spirit

Singular in purpose

Sealed in unity

Mighty for you

Revealing you glory in the earth

Fulfilling their hearts' desire

Stephen Pursell, 7/25/05