My sovereign Lord and holy Father, let me not make an outer show of religiosity when the corresponding inner life is far from Your heart. Grow me as much upward as Your Spirit pulls my roots of faith downward. May my heart thirst be quenched only by sincere fidelity and devoted love to my Savior. I cringe at the thought of the good seeds You have planted remaining unsoftened and unfertilized by grace. Such un-watered faith is faith destined to wither and die. Bring me out of the rocky, broken, unsanctified boundaries of a distant heart. Make me examine my inner life as I hold up the mirror of Your Word. Stir me with a lively impression of truth, Lord. One that penetrates and turns over the soil of my heart so that fresh seeds can be planted and grow. Surge the energy of Your Spirit in me until I possess an abiding devotion in my heart. Bring my outer devotion in synch with an inner love that is holy Yours. Under the blessed power of the Word in 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 and the authority of Christ, I bow in prayer.

May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24, NIV