By the love of the Holy One

Just a quick reflection I'll give for this Wednesday of the blessed Holy Week, a time of intense meditation and reflection, a time to look back, evaluate our lives, and make our trust and intimacy with Christ the ultimate goal and driving factor in everything we do.

Here's a prayer I wrote that I'd like to share:

Lord God, Father God, we come to you as sinners and failures

We admit our faults and our hipocrisy

We despise the evil in our hearts and long with great desire to be close to you

Lord, we come as failures, but we come as your children, made in the image and likeness of You

We love you and praise you and honor you as the Lord most High

We desire within ourselves to devote our lives to Your Kingdom, and live as faithful disciples.

Lord, your sacrifice was ultimate

Words can hardly describe the price you paid for our glorious salvation

Honoring you as our God and our Father, we thank you

As a solemn vow, we dedicate our lives to your work and the work of your people

You made the world, made us, created this beautiful life we now live. Every day is a glorious gift from you, and it is our call and our responsibility and our joy to respond to this amazing love you have shown us.

Life is not always easy, but you are always there

Love is not always found in our people, but Love is always within you

We love you, we honor you, we serve you, we thank you.

This, dear Lord, is our prayer.

Amen.

Have a blessed holy week!

Blessings,

Avery