We rejoice in You, O
God. We rejoice in who You are and what You do for us and in us.
You are our Father.
You are our perfect Father. You love us with a father's love. You are tender
toward us when we hurt, compassionate when we struggle, and yes, even stern
with us when we need it. And Your love for us never wavers from full-on
complete love. Never. We rejoice in how You are such a good Father to us.
Lord Jesus, You are
our Savior. You have already saved us by Your life, death and resurrection. Our
sins - our awful acts, our terrible attitudes, and our dreadful ways - have all
been dealt with. They are completely forgiven. They are completely forgotten.
You are also saving us now. You ever live to make intercession for us before
the Father. It is Your sacrifice that continues to make us accepted by the
Father. And You will yet save us when You return to finish the work that You
started, when You return to restore all of creation, us included, to its
pristine state. We rejoice in how You are such a good Savior to us.
Spirit of God, You
are the Paraclete. You are always with us. You walk through this life with us,
every step of the way. You are always near to counsel us, to tell us what we
need to know so that we can make good choices. You are always near to comfort us
when life gets so hard. You are always near to change us from the foul and
sinful people we were into the beautiful, whole people we are destined to
become. We rejoice in Your persistent presence with us.
We praise You, our
God - Father, Son and Spirit - for the wonders of Your grace in our lives. And
we look forward to the day when we will be able to tell You, face-to-face, how
much we love You. And amen.