Lord, hear our prayer:

Dearest Lord, we praise you for your creative love and the compassion that all but overwhelms us. We praise you for your love that was the source of all creation and for your grace that is for ever seeking the lost, the broken, the defeated and the forgotten. We praise you for the way your mercy clothes your justice and your forgiveness cleanses our sinful, selfish lives. We praise you for your love that we have met in the life of Jesus Christ and for your truth that gives us solid hope. We praise you not only that Jesus lived our life and entered into our earthly pain, but also that through his death and resurrection he has assured us that the past has already been dealt with and the future is safe in your hands. In your name sweet Jesus we pray and give you thanks.

Amen.

Some minor adaptation on some prayers.
David Clowes, 500 Prayers For All Occasions © 2003 by David C Cook Publishing
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