God, thank-you for remembering me when I forget you. Thank-you for being faithful to me when I turn my back on you. Thank-you for defending me when I fail to stand up for you. Thank-you for loving me when I’m too tired to love you back. Thank-you for being my friend when I don’t give you a moment of my time. Thank-you for believing in me when I don’t believe in you. Thank-you for forgiving me when I haven’t forgiven myself. Thank-you for trusting me with others even when I don’t trust you with the others I love. Thank-you for paying attention to my life even when I’ve ignored you for months. Thank-you for rescuing me when I didn’t recognize you as Savior. Thank-you for loving this sinner when I didn’t know that I was one.

— a prayer written by Julie Nettle, my parents’ pastor’s wife.

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