Nothing without you

 

Father,

We are nothing without you.
You make us, and you give us life and breath.

You send us joy and sorrow, guilt and shame;
Sickness, health, forgiveness, loss, grief, death.

And, beyond all price, you send your Son
To die for us; you give your Spirit, too,

So we can unite at last, as one,
For truly, we are nothing without you.

 

References

I am nothing but dust and ashes (Genesis 18:27; NIV).

He himself gives life and breath to everything (Acts 17:25; NLT).

In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind (Job 12:10; NIV).

Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble? (Job 2:10; NIV).

The Lord gives both death and life (1 Samuel 2:6; NLT).

Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows (John 16:33; NLT).

This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins (1 John 4:10; NIV).


You will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38; NLT).

I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one – as you are in me, Father, and I am in you (John 17:21; NLT).

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