a prayer from Psalm 84

How lovely is the place you dwell, O Lord Almighty.

There is no where else I’d rather be,

for one day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere.

You turn the Valley of Weeping into a refreshing spring.

You turn sorrow into dancing.

You give joy to those who pursue you,

and sustain those on the road to your holy place.

Our hearts are restless until they rest in you.

So make me fully yours - body and soul -

that nothing will keep me or distract me from you.