Father in Heaven,
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.
Your Word is thousands of years old and tells stories even older. How many books written millennia ago are still useful today? Curious, maybe, or interesting, but still practical? We read old poems, histories, and sagas for school assignments or because we want to learn about the past or because they tell good stories, but how many lives have been changed from reading "The Aeneid" or "The Iliad"? Your Word is as true today as when the ink was wet. It is beautiful. It is inspiring. It is rich. It surprises. It sustains. It transforms. Thank You, Lord, for Your living Word.
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.
Amen