A Prayer of Praise

Lord God, great are the works of your hand and great are the mercies from your throne. Your rule over all things is perfectly just and good and all that you have made reveals this. The sun, moon, and stars shout out in declaration of your glory, the rocks and trees show your creativity, the mountains and animals reveal your wisdom. Who is like you, O Lord, and who can stand before you? The grandeur of your creation amazes us, but still we pile up one sin and betrayal after another. We should meet with the just judgement of death in your presence, but instead we find life. We find life because Christ has taken on himself every sin we have committed, paid for them with his own blood, and redeemed us from death. This gives us great confidence to enter your presence and sing praises of your love, power, and perfect dominion. So in your throne room now we give all glory, laud and honor to you alone, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.