"Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name."

Prayer

Dearly beloved Father, I thank you for giving us creation as a gift. I thank you for giving us the freedom to accept or reject you out of love. I thank you for selecting Abraham as the source of faith and the people through whom Jesus would enter the world. Thank you for sending Jesus, I pray. I thank you for making a sacrifice to atone for my sins. I give you thanks for bringing Him back to life and for defeating sin and death. I thank you for those who spoke to me about the gospel of your grace. I thank you for what you have done for me and through me. I thank you for what you are about to do, though it is still a mystery to me. I thank you for being the All-Powerful God who has chosen to be my Abba Father. In Jesus's precious name, I pray. Amen.

Prayer

Holy and kind Father, I thank You for making the world. I praise You for Your love because You gave us the choice to accept You or not. I thank You that You chose Abraham to be the first person to believe and to be the leader of the people through whom Jesus would come. I thank You that You sent Jesus. I thank You for the sacrifice You made for my sins. I thank You that You brought Him back from the dead and won over sin and death. I thank You for the people who told me about the Gospel of Your grace. I thank You for what You are doing in and through me. I praise You for what You are about to do, though I don't know what it is. I praise You because You are the Almighty God who has chosen to be my Abba Father. I praise You in the name of Jesus Christ, my Lord. Amen.