How Wide

And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:17-19)

Dear Father,

May your Spirit within these children give them power to grasp how wide is the love of your Son. When I think of width, I think of the grace that we have through the blood of your Son by which we are accepted by you despite our sin and our failures. Help these children to grasp the awesomeness of the incarnation - what your Son gave up to enter this world, and the shame that he bore on the cross - the creator of the universe subjected to ridicule by His creation. All of this to give them the mercy and grace by which they are made righteous because of your Son's perfection and righteousness . May this truth sink into them as your Spirit enables them to understand on deeper and deeper levels. And may they know that this gift was and is a gift of deep love for them as individuals - as you know each of their names and Jesus gave his life for each one of them.

Amen