CREATOR

ISAIAH 29:16 (MSG)
You have everything backward!
     You treat the potter as a lump of clay.
Does a book say to its author,
     “He didn’t write a word of me”?
Does a meal say to the woman who cooked it,
      “She had nothing to do with this”?

EPHESIANS 2:10 (MSG)
No, we neither make nor save ourselves. God does both the making and saving. He creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join him in the work he does, the good work he has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better be doing.

SUMMARY SENTENCE
God is the designer and creator and we're simply along for the ride.

PRAYER
Creator God, you've done an awesome job -- from the smallest detail to the grandest. And you've invited us to join you in your work. Forgive my feeble stabs at autonomy. My attempts mess with my mind and hinder my participation in your work -- as I try to make it all about me. Restore my place in your work; refresh my outlook; and renew my connection with you. I want to recognize your rightful place in the driver's seat. Amen.

THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.