I came across a wonderful prayer the other day titled A Sabbath-Eve Gospel Prayer. This is a prayer that each Christian should pray before heading off to Church. It hints on preparing your heart and mind to focus on God rather than yourself or others. My favorite part of the prayer is when the author quotes John Stott’s words:
The essence of sin is man substituting himself for God, while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man. Man asserts himself against God and puts himself where only God deserves to be; God sacrifices himself for man and puts himself where only man deserves to be.
These words really touch of the beauty of the Gospel. [via Questio Coram Deo]