Heavenly Father,
Thank You that we are saved
by grace through faith
in Christ’s finished work on Calvary – but
Lord we want to be Your disciple
and to take up our own cross daily
and follow You in humble obedience.
We pray that we may willingly submit
to Your will in every area of our life
and to share in Christ’s sufferings,
so that we may be continuously transformed
by His death into the likeness of Christ,
to Your praise and glory.
This we pray in Jesus name,
AMEN