My God and my Lord,
Father of mankind, and Creator of all,

Thank you. You have blessed me abundantly more than all I have asked or imagined.

I thank you for the incredible opportunities with which you have blessed me, and I am grateful for your safe-keeping on our journeys.

I am truly blessed to have been able to visit Greece, Egypt, and Israel on this trip and for the knowledge I have gained through experiencing these places. I thank you for allowing your word to come to life for me by walking where your son and servants lived, walked, talked, and interacted with your creation. May I never lose these memories, and may I use this experience to spread your word.

I thank you for blessing me with the people in my life, for my close friends, my family, and my best friend and wife, Katelyn.

Thank you for all the blessings in this life which I all too often take for granted, yet I realize that I don’t deserve any of them.

Thank you for teaching me patience in dealing with people and for giving me the ability to love as you love.

I thank you most of all for the sacrifice of your son and everything which that one act has done for my life. Thank you for not holding back your only son for my sake. Thank you for loving me enough to give me the opportunity to live with you. Thank you for the power of your gospel.

All this I pray through the name of your son and my savior,
Amen.
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Wonderful, merciful Savior
Precious Redeemer and Friend
Who would have thought that a Lamb could
Rescue the souls of men?
Oh, You rescue the souls of men.

Counselor, Comforter, Keeper
Spirit we long to embrace
You offer hope when our hearts have
Hopelessly lost the way.
Oh, we’ve hopelessly lost our way.

You are the one that we praise
You are the one we adore
You give the healing and grace our
Hearts always hunger for,
Oh, our hearts always hunger for.

Almighty, infinite Father
Faithfully loving Your own,
Here in our weakness You find us
Falling before Your throne.
Oh, we’re falling before Your throne

You are the one that we praise
You are the one we adore
You give the healing and grace our
Hearts always hunger for,
Oh, our hearts always hunger for.