Saturday, May 3, 2014

God, You are Great!

God, You are Great

You are the GREAT “I am.”

You are above ALL.
You are in ALL.
You are beyond ALL.

You are GOOD.
You are ALWAYS gracious.

You NEVER worry.
You NEVER panic.
You CANNOT become overwhelmed.

You are FULLY aware of all the details of life.
You know what is happening all around the globe EVERY second.
You understand EVERY person at depth.
You are NEVER alarmed by any news report.

You know what is happening in my heart.
You comprehend ALL my thoughts.
You discern my motives.

You love ALL humans including the unlovely.
You accept and respect EACH person just as they are.

You gave EACH of us the precious gift of free will.
You let EACH of us make choices and have our consequences.
You are patient as the processes of life unfolds.

You have revealed Yourself in the Bible.
You are there to be found in the Scriptures.
You hide in plain sight, for those who have eyes to see.

You are alive and active in the lives of individuals and groups.
You are NOT limited to church services or just Christian clergy.
You CARE about humans, and You have been gradually helping us for centuries.

You provided us with healing herbs.
You installed an AMAZING immune system in the human body.
You GIFTED us with wonderful doctors and nurses.
You GUIDED us to discover and develop medicines.
You LED us to improve surgeries and therapies.
Therefore You are OBVIOUSLY concerned about our physical health and longevity.

You ARE love.
You do not need to try to do love, for love is Your very ESSENCE.
You created us to desire to be loved.
You made us to be able to express love.
You knew that people would disappoint us in the ways of love.
You taught us and showed us how to FORGIVE so we can love again.
You made us so that we love pets and they love us.
Therefore You are OBVIOUSLY concerned about our emotional health.

You know everything about everything ALL the time.
You have blessed us with gifted teachers of ALL kinds.
You have used parents and grandparents to teach and train.
You made a way for us to write and read, thus we pass along knowledge.
You raised up wonderful people to found schools and colleges.
You have given teachers and professors strength to deal with challenging conditions.
You granted us to have great public and collegiate libraries.
You sent us talented communicators in a wide range of educational fields.
You know that lifelong learning happens beyond the classroom and books.
Therefore You are OBVIOUSLY concerned about our mental health.

God, You are GREAT.
GREAT is your loving kindness.
Your love is ALL around us all the time.
Please open our eyes to notice Your love.
Work into our hearts genuine gratitude for Your love.
Let us express our gratitude with authentic thanks to You.

May we become instruments of Your great love.
Arrange divine appointments for us to love others.
May our words and deeds come from a place of humble service.
May others see, hear and feel Your love flowing through our lives.

May we be careful to give You all the glory, Jesus Christ.

Brother John


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