Purify My Heart and Mind

"Lord purify my heart and mind". That's how a prayer starts that my mother shared with me many months ago. It appealed to me immediately. I committed it to memory. This morning as I concentrated on that first line I saw an image in my mind. The image of a man sweeping out the corners of my mind ans heart where anger and lust were dwelling. As I prayed the line over and over the image persisted. Then, as I continued, I saw the same man pouring in the Holy Spirit and God's love and grace into the areas where rage and sexual perversion dwelled. With what appeared to be a watering can. Like my heart and mind are a garden He is tending. Which brings to mind a line from another prayer sent by mama. "Remind me that becoming what You want me to be is more like cultivating a garden then chopping down a forest.
One last thing I understood this morning during prayer was why it is important to commit some prayers to memory. When I was reading them I wasn't able to really visualize them and their meaning but now that I have them in my heart and mind I am able to pray them in a more meaningful way. I am able to visualize them more. I can't really explain it any more clearly then that. God will reveal more to me in time I'm sure.
Thank you Lord for being present with me and helping me grow .
Here are the two prayers in full I referenced in my post. I am not sure of who created them. I am taking no credit. Just sharing them.

"Lord purify my heart and mind.
Lead me to pastures Lord and graze with me there,
let Your good spirit guide me,
whatever I do let it be in accordance with your will now and until the end."

"Lord help me to know myself-what I am and what I can become.
Enable me to see the good in me and to rejoice in it; to see the flaws and change them.
Teach me to live with myself, to accept myself.
Remind me that becoming what you want me to be is more like cultivating a garden then chopping down a forest".

Amen