Dear heavenly Father,

We believe that Jesus is the Christ, your Son in whom you are well pleased, the Holy One of God. We can see that he exercises authority over nature and the spirit world.  We understand that he exercises divine authority because he is God – such as declaring us forgiven of our sins.  He has the right to demand our complete loyalty and trust for the same reason. He is God.  

We accept that following Jesus means we need to be open to being sent out in various ways to serve him.  It means we will have to trust him when that service goes beyond our abilities.

Please help us to see him as fully God as well as one of us, and to see ourselves as no better than others. Please make us willing to give him our complete loyalty and devotion regardless of the sacrifice that requires.

In Christ,
Amen.