by Mike Hall

He must increase, but I must decrease.
~ John 3:30 NASB

What would You have me be?
Open my eyes so I can see.
Make my life fresh and new
So others see You through me.
I begin to think it through,
Less of me, more of You.

I pray my life to be one with You.
Make my heart loving and true.
Let my trust in You set me free –
Selfless acts putting You in view.
Let me become what you want me to be.
More of You, less of me.

When my life is on full review
Being measured if honest and true,
May it be I bore good fruit for others to see,
Serving all . . . not just a choice few,
So others could easily see,
I always placed You before me.

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Mike Hall is in his 46th year of teaching and has authored two collections of poetry, Autumn’s Back Porch and Thinking Out Loud. More than thirty of his poems have been published in various magazines, including Pure in Heart Stories, Sparks of Calliope, Discretionary Love, Solid Food Press, and Spirit Fire Review. He and his wife, Cynthia, live in the Dallas, Texas area.