Hebrews 12

Father, I love you, and I thank you for your perfect intervention in my life. I do not despise your chastening, and I am not discouraged by your rebuke. For your correction proves your love for me. You are dealing with me as your legitimate, beloved offspring, thank you.

You, Father, chasten me, for my great gain; that I become a wise partaker of your holiness. No chastening seems joyful at first, nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness. I am trained by it.

So, I pick myself up, and I toughen up. I become mature, and I do not give in to self-pity. Instead, I repent and go again toward you, Father. I pursue peace and holiness. I am quick to forgive and to give grace so that no root of bitterness can spring up in my mind or heart.

I value the new birth you have given me, Father. I am headed to Mount Zion and your city, Father. I have received a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and I serve you, Lord, with reverence and fear. For you, my God, are a consuming fire.