You are not a box I check, a “to do” that must be done, a chore, or an obligation. You are my God, my King, the first and the last. You are not at the start of my day, but in my day, all around it, at the centre. Meeting with you is “the one thing that is necessary” (Luke 10:41-42). You are everything to me.
“Jesus, precious Jesus,
The Lord almighty, King of my heart,
The King of glory.”
(From “King of Glory”, Third Day)
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