Lord God Almighty, God of planets,
God of tides, God of moonlight,
You, Who made this universe we know in seven days,
but always was, and always will be,
how can I know You?

You, Whose breath
can create starfish and waterfalls,
daybreak and starfire,
meteors, volcanoes and daisies and kittens,
how can I love You?

You Whose thought
can turn clay and spittle into man,
Whose nod can crater valleys and fire volcanoes,
how can I serve You?

Master, Whose majesty knows no bounds,
and Whose goodness has no limit,
God of the galaxies, Lord of limitless space,
You threw the crystal Milky Way across the sky
and then You came into my heart.
You command the seasons but You seek my love.
How can I be worthy of You?

How could I resist You, Magnificent Lover?
How could I turn from You?
Forget You? Ignore You?
How could I for one instant
not think of You, adore You,
praise You as my God and my great Love almighty?

For eons I did not exist, but You thought of me,
You formed me from nothing,
You breathed life into me,
You took up residence in my mind and heart,
in my soul and flesh.

You made me in Your image as Your child,
and promised me eternal happiness
forever with You, asking nothing in return
but only the return of my love to You.

How, how, how can I for any instant forget You,
or fail to return the love
which is Your infinite gift to me?

Oh, Lord remember,
though my spirit is willing my flesh is weak,
and my human body is prone to temptation and decay.

Help me then remember, God my Creator,
that my days are numbered,
and that my time in this earthly body
will surely come to an end.
Fix my inner sight on heavenly things,
and bend my will to goodness.
Let not the temptations of the body
or the vanities of the world
deter me from salvation's path to You.

Holy Spirit, help me comprehend
the magnitude of your benevolence.
Help me summon the gravity
and graciousness and gratitude, the love and honor and devotion which I owe to You,
my Creator, my God, my Lord and Master,
my best Hope and sweet Salvation,
my Love eternal at last.

Hold me close, my God, and keep me from sin!

Amen

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