“O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

[You are my unmovable foundation, the Rock of Truth, my LORD. You are Yahweh, Jehovah, the Holy God, pure and sinless, separate and supreme, who hates sin and will judge it, while somehow you love sinners and therefore provided for us a way of escape from your just wrath.

You are the God of wondrous qualities: of gracious goodness, of lavish love and of perceived paradoxes. You are able to join together what looks contradictory from our limited perspective: justice and mercy, truth and grace, judgment and love.

As my Rock, you are the stability of my life, the only solid source of rest, of shade, of protection, of hope. In you alone I can take refuge, for you will never be shaken, changed, fail or be defeated.

You are my Redeemer, the purchaser of trash so you can turn it into treasure. You are the One who could take upon yourself the sins of the whole world because you want each person in creation to come to you, to believe, to become your child, to be dearly loved, deeply cared for, eternally doted on, doubly cherished and delighted in—even though many will refuse your amazing offer.

Praise be to you for your long-lasting love, your wild wisdom, your glorious grace, you forever forgiveness. You are worthy of our worship today and throughout all eternity. I bow before you now, O King of the universe, Lord of time, Ruler of all creation. “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight….” To you be honor, glory, praise and exaltation in my life today. Amen.]