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Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come 

Dear heavenly Father, we praise, bless, and adore you for your commitment to fill our hearts and transform our lives with your grace and peace—the grace of your glorious gospel and the peace that comes from knowing we have been, once-and-for-all, reconciled to you. You are the timeless and eternally present God, alone worthy of our worship.

and from the seven spirits before his throne,

Holy Spirit, in your seven-fold fullness, you herald the glory of God in the courts of heaven, and you constantly apply Jesus’ finished work to our lives. We wouldn’t know the depth of our need, or the wonder of God’s gospel, apart from your faithful ministry. Great is your power; great is your faithfulness.

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.

Lord Jesus, you are the Prophet we need—God’s final word to us, the faithful witness to God’s glory and all things. Everything you say can be trusted; everything you say must be heeded. You are the Priest for whom we long—who became our sin-sacrifice in death, and were raised as the guarantee of our justification and the surety of our full redemption. You ever welcome us to your throne of grace. You are the King in whom we trust—sovereign over kings and crickets; our sorrows and our successes; this day and all days; our deepest wounds and our greatest hopes.

To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power forever and ever! Amen.

     Jesus, only your love is better than life; only the freedom you give us is true freedom; only your shed blood was/is sufficient to free us from the penalty, power, and presence of sin; only your kingdom is unshakable and lasting; only in service to you do we find meaning in this life, and the life to come… to you be glory and power forever and ever! So very Amen we pray, in your matchless and merciful name.

 

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