I Thank God

A Confession of Faith written for October 11, 2009 worship:

I thank God for Jesus Christ.

Because Christ has taken care of heaven for me,

So that I might turn my attention to this world,

And be about my Father’s business.

I love God for the sake of Jesus Christ.

Because the love of Christ has reworked my life.

In Christ, God be praised, I am no longer my own.

But belong to God:

Body and soul,

In life and in death,

Now and forever more.

I serve God, because I can do no other.

Now that I know something of God because of Christ,

Any other claim upon my loyalties is just plain silly,

And a waste of good time and energy.

I belong to God, because God made me.

This is who I am, and I can’t change it.

Nor do I want to change it.

Though there are times when I resent the claims of God,

And wish God would leave me alone.

I am grateful to God, because God understands me.

God knows my foolish thoughts and the awful depth of my self-centeredness.

Yet God’s understanding is God’s unconditional love.

A love that will not let me go.

A love that compels me to reach higher, go further and stand taller.

A love that opens my eyes to the suffering of the world.

To nudge my hand to reach out,

And guide my feet to step out.

I am all of this and so much more.

Because of God!

God in Christ.

And Christ in me.

Amen and Amen!