You are the reasons I am alive.

Here is a poem of gratitude to God for the gift of life, woven with scripture.

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The Reason I Am Alive

You are the breath that filled this dust, the spark within the clay, The Author of my being,before the first of days. “The Spirit of God has made me;the breath of the Almighty gives me life.” (Job 33:4) Not by my own will or power,but Yours alone, the strife To form a soul,to call me forth, to set my heart to beat; You are the reason I awoke,the Maker of my meat.

You are the cord that held me fast, when I was torn and frayed, The anchor in the violent storm,the light by which I played. “For in him we live and move and have our being.”(Acts 17:28) When I was lost and could not see the purpose of the pain, You were the steady,constant hand on which I would sustain.

You are the blood that bought me back, the price that made me free, The reason for my second life,the truth that set me see. “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live,but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20) This fragile,borrowed breath I have, I give it back to You, To live for Christ,my risen King, and make my life anew.

So let this life, Your gift to me, be offered in return, A living sacrifice of praise,for all that I have learned. “I cry to you,Lord; I say, ‘You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.’” (Psalm 142:5) For every morning’s golden sun,a mercy, fresh and bright, You are the reason I am here.My life, my love, my light.