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FLAG robert-linder-fcFEnjBmm14-unsplash O LORD my God, the One True and Living God, I bow in Your presence today. Thank You, O holy One of Israel, for my whole being, my health, my talents and abilities, and everything I am. You alone are the One who holds my life in Your hand. In Jesus, You chose me before the foundation of the world that I should be holy, set apart for You, and blameless before You in love. By Christ Jesus, You blessed me with every spiritual blessing in