Almighty God, You are El Shaddi. You alone can make things be, cause things to exist or to be forgotten. You are the God who walked before our fathers of old. You were their shepherd all their life long you redeemed them from all evil. You cared for them, provided for them. You were with them and brought them through the most amazing fears into your abiding rest. Lord, we confess our apprehension that you may overlook us, reject us, turn your back upon us. We confess these doubts and fears as sin, Lord. We ask for your grace to turn our hearts to the true object of our faith, Jesus Christ & Him crucified. Lord, grant us your Spirit to bear witness in our spirits that we may know the joy of our adoption, the value of our blessings in Christ and our hope of heaven with the Father to come. Amen & Amen.