What's in a name?

I am of the opinion that the name of this blog was one of my (not incredibly frequent) strokes of genius. You might be of the opinion that you're not quite sure where it comes from. Problem Solved!

The (catchy) title for the blog comes from a poem by George Herbert called "Trinity Sunday." George Herbert was a member of Parliament, an Anglican vicar, and a metaphysical poet. Personally, he also happens to be one of my favorite poets. I remember writing explications of several of his poems during my British Literature course. It was one of the first times I realized how much better you can understand things by simply paying attention and making the effort to let the poet speak for him (or her) self. Thank you liberal arts education!

So here's the poem in its original form:

Lord, who hast form’d me out of mud,
And hast redeem’d me through thy bloud,
And sanctifi’d me to do good;

Purge all my sinnes done heretofore:
For I confesse my heavie score,
And I will strive to sinne no more.

Enrich my heart, mouth, hands in me,
With faith, with hope, with charitie;
That I may runne, rise, rest with thee.

This prayer continues to be important in my life. Hence the title. I hope I make more sense now and I hope that you will make this prayer your own.