1 Peter 1,2&1; 2 Corinthians 5

Today, father, because of the wisdom that you are in me through Christ, I gird up the loins of my mind. I am sober, and I rest my hope fully on your grace which I behold in the life of my Lord Jesus.

Now I no longer conform my life to my former lusts. Instead, I recognize that in Christ I am holy. You, father, are holy therefore, I am holy.

I have been redeemed by the precious blood of Christ. By the stripes he suffered, father, my relationship with you was cured. You and I are now fully and forever reconciled.

Thank you, father, for your grace and mercy to me. You have begotten me again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled that does not fade away, and is reserved in heaven for me.

In the meantime, I am kept by your power, father, through faith in your salvation, ready to be revealed in the last times. In this I rejoice.