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 come before You to worship You and to give You honor, for You are our God and we will always love You. Lord, we are troubled and saddened by the state of Your Church today. It seems that hardly a day goes by that we don't see a news report about the latest sinful failure of one of Your called leaders, or of the fighting between one part of Your Church against another part. We are troubled and saddened that Your Church is becoming so dysfunctional that it is almost impossible for it to be Your salt and light in this sinful world. We beg You, Lord, to step in and bring this silliness and stupidity to an end. Heal Your Church, Lord. Restore it to its rightful place as a shining beacon of hope to all who are lost. Begin this healing work in each of us that we may be the people of God You created us to be.
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.
