For the passage of time and the hope of eternal salvation

We give you thanks, heavenly Father, for the passage of time, that allows us to perceive progress and growth in our walk with you — or lack of it, which signals our need of repentance and of a pure and whole effort.

We give you thanks, also, Father, for the hope of eternal salvation at the end of our time on earth and for the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who as the first-born from the dead, gives us assurance of our future.