Apr 3, 2024
O learned man
whose wisdom remained
not only in the mind
but found practice
in the Church of God,
you who read and studied Scripture
not just for its own sake
but that the Word might be implemented
amongst your flock –
pray we too might live
with the Word of God,
that we too might share
the light He would impart
to every soul.
Pray God’s grace
touch our innermost minds,
that the understanding our ear receives
will penetrate to our heart;
and pray, dear shepherd,
that God’s Word permeate
His Church as a whole,
led by servants as learned as you
in the way of love and truth.