"For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins just as he does for those of the people. And no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was." Hebrews 5:1-4 (ESV)
Father in Heaven: you have sent your Son to serve as our great high priest. While we are finite specks in history, he is the eternal Son; while we sin and fall short of your glory, he is the exact nature of your glory; while we think first of our own appetites, he thinks first of those lost ones he came to save. So we thank you for sending Jesus--eternal, glorious, loving-- to serve on our behalves. Thank you, Jesus, for clothing yourself in the frailties of human flesh and for dealing gently with us, an ignorant and wayward people. In you we are set free and scrubbed clean. Amen.
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