Holy are You, Lord God Almighty! You alone are worthy to receive glory and honor and power; for You have created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created. You are our Rock, our refuge, our shelter in times of storm. We stand in awe and wonder before You. There is no one nor is there anything that can compare with You. Before You all else pales into insignificance.
We know that there are going to be disappointments in life, but that doesn't seem to stop us from throwing hissy fits like spoiled little brats every time it happens. We also know that as a loving Father, You're more than likely to take us behind the woodshed when we act like that, but even that doesn't seem to slow us down much. What we really need, Lord, is a good whack up the side of the head with a heavy piece of lumber to hopefully knock some sense into us. It's not that we really want Your heavy hand of discipline, but we know we need it to wake us up and straighten up our lives. As Your children we haven't been a very good reflection on You and, as Your Church, we are bordering on becoming miserable failures. With anguish in our hearts we repent of our failures, our sins against You, and we beg You to bring revival into our hearts and our lives.
We stand before You, Lord, in complete surrender, offering our hearts completely to You. We thank You for Your merciful grace that saves and forgives us even though we are far from ever being worthy. Our hearts filled with gratitude, we love You, Lord, with every fiber of our being. We worship You, Lord, with our whole heart. We adore You, Lord, with all that is within us as we bless Your holy name.
To You who sits on the throne, be blessing, and honor, and glory, and power forever and ever.
