Like the candle,
Consume me in the fire of Your presence.
Slowly, gently, melt me—
Till nothing of me remains
That has not been
touched by You.
You fill me, change me,
Warm me against the night.
I am Your gentle, stalwart friend,
And You my only hope.
Like the flame, You give and give,
And never diminish.
Without You I am cold and hard,
But with You in my center,
You as my heart,
I
am luminous.
You are all that defines me,
All
that I have ever longed to be.
Oh, enwrap me in Yourself,
Possess
me,
Consume
me.
Like the candle, burn in me.