What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee?  Luke 18:41

O Lord, dost thou ask me also this question? O yes.  Well then, I answer, That I may see how gracious thou art; that, knowing thy love in thy light, I may love thee again.  This is the sum and substance of all my prayer, because thou requirest it so seriously of me 1 Cor. 16:22.  But thou dost not require it as of myself, well knowing that I can do nothing; but dost signify only what I am to ask of thee, and what thou art willing to give and to work; for thou dost not require any thing but what thou workest thyself, and workest every thing that thou requirest; therefore, faith and love being required by thee, I require the same from thee first.  Grant, O grant them to me, that I may return them to thee again.  And, since nothing is pleasing to thee but what is thy own gift, I trust that thou wilt certainly hear and fulfil this my request.  However, as my salvation is not grounded on my own, but on thine and thy Father’s love and counsel, save me by free grace through thy merits, and let me go on covered all over with grace and pardon.  This  is treasure enough, by which my heart can be well satisfied.

 He that can shake the worlds he made,
Or with his word, or with his rod,
His goodness how amazing great,
And what a condescending God!

 Our sorrows and our tears we pour
Into the bosom of our God;
He hears us in the mournful hour,
And helps to bear the heavy load.
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