Dear God, as I sit here this morning and think about praying to you my soul feels in the need to just spend some time worshipping you. I also want to come before you and apologize for spending so much time away from you over the last few days. I’ve felt very self-indulgent. I miss you. I’m sorry for how I fail. I’m sorry for my selfishness. I’m sorry for the rights that I claim as my own that aren’t actually mine. I’m sorry for when I am not a good witness for you. I’m sorry for not loving you with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength or loving my neighbor as myself.

And now I want to just worship you. You are everything. You are good. You are powerful. You are not to be mocked. You are exacting in what you expect and yet merciful in knowing I am incapable of delivering to your standard. I add to my list of transgressions every day, and yet you have mercy for me. You answer my prayers with yes and no (and wait). You are a good father who gives good gifts to me. You are my God, and I love you.

And now I have some people who are on my heart. I have a relative, a friend, and a coworker who are all three facing different health issues, although all three are different in their severity. Oh, Lord, please help them. Help their families. Touch their bodies. Oh, help us all.

I love you, Lord. And I lift my voice to worship you. Oh, my soul, rejoice! Take joy, my King, in what you hear. Let it be a sweet, sweet sound in your ear.

I pray all of this through the power of Jesus’s blood poured over my life,

Amen