How marvelous and wonderful You are, O God … Creator of the universe … Sustainer of all life … Love personified … Eternal Keeper of all good things. How right it is for me (and all of creation) to give You honor, glory and praise. May Your scepter be raised over all of Your creation and may every knee bow down in humble submission to You. For it was through Your wisdom and love that a plan of creation and salvation were conceived. And, in one, selfless act of love, You gave me (and all of mankind) the opportunity to share in Your bounties … experience a life of learning more about You … and the chance to live in accordance with Your perfect will. You came in the form of a man to live with Your people so that they might be shown how to love and serve You. Because of Your kindness, You made a way for me to come through the maze of emotions, events and circumstances that restrain me from being more like You. O God of Perfection, come into my heart to remake me into Your image.
O Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on me and deliver me from the powers of sin. In Your selfless act on Calvary, You once and for all, paid the price for my sins and set me free. On the blood stained road to Golgotha, You gave all so that I might have all. Help me always appreciate the magnitude of Your loving sacrifice (made for me and all of mankind). Through much travail, You were willing to give up Your life so I could take up mine. O Sacrificial Lamb, You gave up so much so I could have so much more. Help me never let Your sacrificial offering come to nothing by rejecting Your hand extended to help and deliver me. Like Martha, I want to sit at Your feet learning all that You have to share … receiving all You have to give … and, reaching for the impossible made possible through Your loving kindness.
O Dove of Peace, my constant companion and guide. Come to me and fill me with Your goodness. Share with me the boundless wisdom of the ages. Open my eyes to see the limitless expanses of who You are and what my capabilities can be through You. O Sweet Comforter, come to me in my darkest hours of doubt and confusion and shine into my life the magnificent light of Your love and aspirations for me. Release me from the shackles that have held me back and keep me from experiencing the life of plenty which You’ve planned for me. O Guiding Light, show me the way to happiness and Heaven. Take away the gloom and foreboding that comes into my life as I face difficulties and stress. Help me rejoice in who I am and all that You have given to me. O Magnificent and Triune God, show me the way to the “Light of the World” so that I may walk in His ways and abound in His riches. And it’s in Jesus’ name I pray. AMEN!!
Luke 1:46-48 My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior for He is mindful of the humble state of His servant.