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The Giver Research Paper

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Father, You are powerful. You are greater than the universe in which I am so small, because You created both it and me. With this power you can do whatever You please. You set up nations and kingdoms, and take them down at Your will. You have the power over even life and death, for You have set the bounds of my days. Alongside Your omnipotence, You are also the definition of good. Everything You do is holy, righteous, perfect, and good, even when we cannot see how it could be. You are completely trustworthy and worthy of all my praise and devotion. I thank You for your constant grace, and for setting aside Your just wrath towards me because of the death of Your Son. Thank You that I can come before You boldly and talk to You personally. Thank You for the gift of the Holy Spirit, both His intercession and His sanctification. Thank You for a family who loves me and encourages me to use my life for Your glory, and for friends to spend time with. Thank you for giving me infinitely more than I deserve, most of all Yourself. …show more content…

We so often prefer to pursue the blessings that You give us, instead of the Giver, and it is wrong. Forgive us for not abhorring sin as we should, and for being consumed with ourselves instead of your glory and others' encouragement. Forgive us for not taking advantage of the opportunities to be a witness of Your grace and salvation to those we meet. We even sin by being oblivious to how little we deserve Your forgiveness. Please sanctify our hearts from this selfish ingratitude that we display every day, and replace it with a desire for

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