Our Father in heaven, we confess that as children of Adam we have sinned, both in him our covenant head and by our own immediate actions. You created us to be Your covenant representatives, to subdue and rule the earth for Your glory and our neighbors’ benefit by transforming wilderness into garden that we are then to cultivate and guard. But we chose to seek our own glory instead, and soon every imagination of our hearts was only evil continually, and so in Your justice You judged us and the … [Read more...]
Make us a Thankful People We Pray
Our Father in heaven: we delight in calling You Father, for the work of Your beloved Son has granted us such a privilege. We thank You for Your goodness to us. For You have indeed cared for us as a father. You have provided all of our daily needs. We are an undeserving people, yet Your grace has been poured out to us. Make us, we pray You, a thankful people. We are every day reminded that You are a gracious Father, in that Your common grace is displayed everywhere around us. We thank You … [Read more...]
