Dear Jesus,
You are here before me. By Your Spirit, You greet me with Your grace. Your greeting is more than surface-level cordialness. It is deep hospitality. You draw me into Your presence, as one friend to another. You are the truest companion who invites Your people into communion.
I thank You, Lord, that You have not turned me away. Though my sin reaches the highest mountain, You still bless me with relationship. I thank You that You have welcomed me and embraced me. Regardless of the wrong things I have done and poor things I have said in the past, You do not hold those sins against me. You do not reject me. I am embarrassed by my rebellion and hold my head down in shame. But Your gaze toward me is always one of compassion and joy. Lord, You are excited that I am here. You are excited that I am in Your presence. Thank You for making it so! Thank You for giving me the faith to stop my wandering and come home.
I come home to see a table of sinners like me. Your band is not full of the most righteous, those who take pride in their own moral abilities. Your followers are the humble and the repentant. They are we who are dependent on You. At Your table is a feast fit for kings and queens. You offer us to take a seat there and stay for eternity.
Lord, refill my desire to stay in Your inviting presence. When distractions come, I want to remember the friendship that You offer. When I fall into sin again, do not let me hide or run to the shadows. Restore my faith to seek You again.
In Your name, amen.
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