"To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens! ...our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he has mercy upon us.
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us..."
Psalm 123:1, 2, 3
Father, you are enthroned in the heavens as the sovereign king over all creation, as the Lord of heaven and earth. In your majestic splendor, we praise you! And we beseech you: come to our aid. You are most merciful, and we need your mercy. Therefore we pray: have mercy on us. Others show us contempt for our weaknesses and our needs, but you invite us to come to yourself and find in you our perfect provision. Indeed, you, O Lord, are our perfect provision. You are everything to us: our life, our hope, our peace, our joy, our everything! You are stunningly gracious, amazingly loving, good beyond description, and faithful beyond words. We will never stop praising you. You are good, and your love endures forever. In Jesus' name, amen.
