Lord may I fix my eyes on you.
May my thoughts be of you alone.
You are the creator of all things. You created the universe and the stars. You know each one by name. You set the planets in motion, the sky you gave its expanse, the clouds you breathed upon, the sun to keep us warm and provide light for our day, the moon so we may see by night. Animals, fish, plants, trees, wind, and even the air we breathe that we may live. Oxygen we take for granted yet it is our substance for life. Water and food to sustain us. You created mankind and gave us a woman for companionship. For within us You have even given us emotion. Laughter and tears are both from You. You made us with thought and free will. Our body operates like a fine-tuned machine, one that starts upon our first breath and runs until our last. Even birth itself and the ability to reproduce is a miracle. The mere fact that we are able to produce another human life is beyond amazing.
Oh Lord, how can we not bow down in awe of you?
You added color to your creation that it may be enjoyed by us. You gave us emotion that moves toward and way from good and evil. Love was Your greatest gift.
You gave us a mind full of creativity and hands that are able to produce what the mind can think of. Every component to create anything we can ever dream of is made by You.
All of this was made before we took our first breath. Then as we move about your creation You walk with us as our loving father, never leaving our side, never condemning us, always teaching us. You never have anything but our best interests in mind. You know what is best for us always. Our every need is met by you. You are patient with us when we stumble, and you protect us from Satan’s schemes.
You performed miracles such as water from rocks, fire from heaven, seas parted, fish and bread multiplied, illness healed, and death overcome all for our benefit. You gave us eternity with you with a promise of a heaven that is beyond our wildest dreams.
When I contemplate all you are, I have to ask, what have I done but to take all you made and selfishly and arrogantly hoard it.
Forgive me for I have created nothing and am just a steward of Your good gift.
You didn’t design me to be a cog in the wheel of your blessings, but rather a conduit by which Your blessings will flow. None of what I have is mine for it all is from You and because of You. All You have ever asked in return is that we love You and love others.
Just a Thought…
