Father, we lift our hearts to You. Perhaps there was a time, O Lord, when our hearts burned with desire for You. Perhaps there was a time, when we were utterly resolved to pursue You. But Lord, does that flame still burn? Do we still hold to our resolve? Can we still declare unflinching loyalty […]

Father, we know that our hearts are prone to wander. Even our most noble desires can turn into terrible, tyrannical idols. So Father, search our hearts! See if there be any wicked way in us! Lord, by what standard have we measured our desires? Have we been using our emotions, or the popular opinion, as

Holy God! Awesome Creator! You chart the course of planets – and You establish the way for the smallest worm. What is beyond Your sovereignty, O God? What occurs outside Your wisdom? Truly, all our days are already written in Your book. So God, forgive us our fears! Forgive us our anxious toiling! Forgive us

Heavenly Father, this is Your church. You created it. You have sustained it. And You will grow it. Even so, You call us to put our hands to the plough, and to serve Your church. Father, we confess that we often do not consider Your call, when we think about serving. Instead, we often limit

Heavenly Father, when it comes to our spiritual growth – we have so much to repent of. Is it a priority for us? Do we make plans for it? Do we push ourselves urgently towards that goal? Lord, we confess that we often do not. Many times, spiritual growth is too slow for us. It

Triune God, You are the glorious Three yet One. Even before time began, You have existed in loving community as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Holy God, if even You exist in community – then how can we not? Yet how we struggle with this. Sometimes we maintain this distance between ourselves

Father, You are the God who speaks. You communicate Your greatness through nature. You grant direction through the Spirit’s gifts in the church. But it is through Your Scriptures, that You speak. We are to tremble at Your word! We are to hear Your word with faith! We are to hear – and to do

Holy God! You dwell in unapproachable light! You are the Triune God who dwells in all brilliance. We marvel at Your purity! We wonder at Your glory! We are in awe of Your holiness. Lord, this world is not worthy of You. There is decay, disease, division, and death. No one is righteous. No one

God, we remember Your goodness. We remember that we were a people who loved darkness. We remember that we were even Your enemies. Yet You gave us Christmas. You are a generous God! A God who is too kind to give us what we deserve. In Your tenderness, You have given us so much more

God, You are so good. You give us life. You give us families. You give us what we need. And the reason You are so good, is because You love us! But still, how often we ignore You. How often we forget that You love and provide for us. When things do not go our