This is a special prayer for us all, given to me on 31.12.25, ready for New Year’s Day, 2026!
God [is] the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen (1 Timothy 6:15-16; NIV).
So bright
That I can’t look at you!
So dark
That I can’t see!
So hot
That I can’t touch your hand!
So vast
That I can’t flee.
So awesome
That I hide my face!
So good
That I’m ashamed!
And yet, I love you,
Oh, so much,
And you, my God,
Love me!
I love you, LORD; you are my strength (Psalm 18:1; NLT).
He loves us with unfailing love; the LORD’S faithfulness endures forever. Praise the LORD! (Psalm 117:2; NLT).
References
So bright:
Jesus brought with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves. And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light (Matthew 17:1-2; LSB).
His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance. When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever!” (Revelation 1:17-18; NIV).
So dark:
He shrouded himself in darkness (2 Samuel 22:12; NLT).
Clouds and thick darkness surround him (Psalm 97:2; NIV).
Moses went into the darkness where God was (Exodus 20:21; BES).
So hot:
The Lord your God is a consuming fire (Deuteronomy 4:24; NIV).
Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight – why the bush does not burn up.” When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!” And Moses said, “Here I am.” “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” Then he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God (Exodus 3:1-6; NIV).
So vast:
Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,” even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you (Psalm 139:7-12; NIV).
In him we live and move and have our being (Acts 17:28, NIV).
There is … one God and Father, who is over all and in all and living through all (Ephesians 4:5-6; NLT).
So awesome:
The LORD Most High is awesome. He is the great King of all the earth (Psalm 47:2; NLT).
So good:
“Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked. “Only God is truly good” (Mark 10:18; NLT).
Love God:
You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength” (Mark 12:30; NLT).