1 Peter 1:3-5

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. - 1 Peter 1:3-5

Dear Jesus,

Everything I own is in a constant state of decay.  Things get scratched, break, and become dirty. Relationships struggle and ultimately stop when one dies.  Even the garden my wife has planted is blighted with grasshoppers, worms and other insects, eating away at their precious leaves.  I cannot seem to keep any earthly inheritance very long.  But while I live with earthly disappointment, I still hold this one treasure that no bug or bill can take away; I have salvation from this earthly life.  By grace, my soul will live on forever and my body will rise up brand new.  I have hope in your promise even when nothing but your word remains for me to cling to.  It's the one hope that will not let me down. In that hope alone, I am rich.  

Amen

Pastor Don Patterson

Jesus and the gift he brings us is the only non-disappointing blessing you will ever receive.