May our great and merciful God,
the Lord of the Kingdom that is both now and not yet,
help you to know your identity as one
whose hope is attached to a beautiful and blessed future,
but also as one who has already been born again
into the resurrection hope of the risen Jesus.
May the Holy Spirit guide you this week
to see the glimpses of this hope
that are present in your everyday life.
While your inheritance is being kept safe by your Father in heaven,
may you know God’s power that is guarding you through faith
for your deliverance at the last day.
May the changing of the seasons and the coming colors of fall
be reminders to you of your eternal hope---
that unlike the leaves that will soon fall and wither,
we will have imperishable, undefiled, and unfading resurrection bodies because of Christ.
May you face each day with confidence,
knowing that God is for you, has chosen you,
and is guarding you by His power.
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up His countenance to you and give you peace.