Jesus, You are the author and perfector, the initiator and finisher of my faith. For the joy set before You, You endured the cross that should have been mine, despising the shame that I deserved but that You bore. You have taken Your seat at the right hand of the Father, forever proclaiming that everything necessary for me to be right with God and to be born again as a true child of God is finished and done. As I remember all that you endured leading up to the cross and on the cross for my sake, I will not grow weary in my soul or lose heart because You have given me a new heart to love You, love others, and love myself. Thank You for loving me enough to die for me and to be raised for me that I might live for You forevermore. Amen.