Thank you, God, for You.

You are the exalted One, sovereign over all. You are the God that created. You are the God that creates. You are the God that delights in creating. "When he established the heavens, I was there; when he drew a circle on the face of the deep, when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep, when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth, then I was beside him, like a master workman, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always, rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the children of man." (Prov 8:27-31)

You have drawn me to Yourself. You spoke over the void and created this world. You spoke over my soul and said, "let there be light." You raised me from the dead. You have shown yourself to me. You have broken me, exposed my iniquity, and from there nursed me to health. It is true, as others have said, your rod and your staff are a comfort and reassurance.
You have been a loving Father, gently leading, showing your love in all you do. You teach me the way of life, and show me how to walk in it. When I am not able, you work all things toward that end in my heart, both to will and to do your good pleasure. You give me hope, because you give me growth... growth I have never been able to achieve without you. And now I can see you are at work in me. Now I can see you are taking me somewhere - you have a plan for my soul. It may be my earthly lot is obscurity, but I do not look at the earthly. You have taught my eyes how to see what is not seen, how to want what is not visible. You have put heaven in my heart, allowing me, for the first time, to be motivated by You and Your eternal riches.
You are the God that finishes what He begins. If it were up to me, O Lord, if it were up to me, I would lose all that you've given. I know! I've done it before! I took this new life for granted and slowly turned away, without even realizing. But You were faithful. You sought me out again and turned me back. In You I trust, O God. Even my faith is a gift, and I cry out to You: never let me take it for granted again. Help me, O my dear Father, help me to embrace what the Spirit is doing.

Thank you God, that You care for each of us. You have the plan, You have the glory, You have everything worked out. We could be but one cosmic spec of dust in this great machine - utterly insignificant. But You, who are the One Significant over all, You know us each intimately. We find our significance, not in ourselves or anything we do, but rather, in that the All Significant One knows us. We are significant to You, for Your own reasons.
Thank you God, that You are love, mercy, power, and justice all at once. You suffer long now, so that all of us have a chance to choose You. But I thank You that You will visit this world in all your power and glory. One day the elect will be swept away, and You will set all wrongs right. Your great power and wrath will pour out on all those who mock you, disregard you, or otherwise try to live life apart from you. All those that think only of themselves, hurting others in the process. All the tears shed over all the years will find their answer in that day. All the blood soaked into the mud will have its true and just vengeance in that day. All those who mock. All those who call what is good evil and what is evil good... all of them will face your fierce wrath. You will shake the very foundations of the world. It will be impossible to ignore You then. Everyone who was so strong and mighty will be in utter terror before You. Yes, that is my wonderful, loving Father, bringing justice upon the earth. But not before mercy, not before love. He sent His only Son, Jesus. Jesus, in His great love, died for us, took our punishment, and felt His Father's wrath on our behalf. He gives redemption as a gift to all who will receive it. We have this time now to turn and choose our beloved Christ. It is not necessary for anyone to suffer God's wrath. All they have to do is choose Christ. This is what You made possible, God, in Your great plan.
Here I am, God. Here I am. I want more of You. I hunger and thirst for You. Show me more, I pray.

My Father in heaven, I worship Your precious and holy name - may all the world worship it as well. May Your kingdom come quickly... Usher it in my own heart, so that I do Your will here on earth, just as it is done in heaven. I am utterly dependent on You daily, so I ask you to provide for me today both physically and spiritually. I am dependent on You for food. I am dependent on You for forgiveness, O God - please give me grace to forgive others, especially in light of all you've forgiven me. I am dependent on You even for the ability to be dependent on You and the ability to follow You! So, please, lead me not into temptation, but deliver me from evil.
For the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory are Yours.
Now and Forever.
Amen.