Standing in the gap

"My sin is not so much this or that particular evil,
but my continual separation, disunion,
distance from thee,
and having a loose spirit towards thee.

"But thou hast given me a present, Jesus thy Son,
as Mediator between thyself and my soul,
as middle-man who in a pit
holds both him below and him above,
for only he can span the chasm breached by sin,
and satisfy divine justice.

"May I always lay hold upon this Mediator,
as a realized object of faith,
and alone worthy by his love to bridge the gulf."

An excerpt of "Christ the Word"
From Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
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