Let us now build an altar,

not for burnt offering,

not for sacrifice,

         but to be a witness...

                Joshua 22. 26-27

(To build an altar

is not to gain God's attention,

        but ours,

to recognize that

            the LORD is God,

    and we are not.

Everything we do

           is a witness to God

           and to others.

A witness holds forth

        personal knowledge

        about the way things are,

the evidence of His Presence

     always around us.)

O LORD,

Even in what we are not aware,

      we are a witness to You.

Do others see anything different

   in us because

           we love You?

May we live out Your grace today,

bear fruit in every good work,

and walk in the light of Your face.

We come to lay our lives

            on the altar,

   and realize You already did

     --You are already there.

You love us that much.

And that changes everything.

Be glorified through us today.

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