Acts 17

Heavenly father, you have made this world and all things in it. You are the Lord of heaven and earth. You do not dwell in temples made of hands, neither are you worshiped with my hands as if you needed anything from me. It is you who gives life to all, and breath and all things.  You have kept and chosen your people from all the nations. You have determined all the times beforehand and appointed the boundaries of each life.

By your grace and call, I seek after you, and I find you, for you are near to me. In you, father, through the grace of the Lord Jesus, and the fellowship of your Holy Spirit, I live and move and have my being. I am quick to repent and assured that you are able to keep me as you have kept and raised the Lord Jesus from the dead.  I receive your word with all readiness of mind and search your scripture with gladness and eager anticipation.