Almighty God, we desire

Almighty God, we desire, on this the morning of a new day, to approach the footstool of Your Throne of grace.

You are glorious in Your holiness, fearful in praises, continually doing wonders. Your eternity, no finite mind can fathom.

Your purposes no accident can alter.

Your love no time can impair.

We adore You as the God of our life; moment by moment we are dependent on Your goodness; if You withdraw Your hand, we perish.

And yet, O Lord, we have not been living habitually mindful of You.

We have too often taken our blessings as matters of course.

We have had unthankful hearts in the midst of Your daily tokens of unmerited mercy.

Above all, we have been living in guilty forgetfulness of Your dear Son.

We have not been remembering as we ought, that but for Him and His wondrous grace, we must have perished everlastingly!

We have not felt, as we ought, the attractive power of His cross .

Other lords have had dominion over us.

Your love, which ought to have reigned paramount, has been displaced by other affections.

We have been "minding earthly things;" too often anxious, and troubled, and concerned—about things that will perish with the very using.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Melt our hard and obdurate hearts; renew them by the indwelling of Your gracious Spirit.