Lord our God, you have revealed your righteousness to us in the gospel, your righteousness that comes to us through faith and continues in faith.
Grant that we may understand your righteousness and live by it even in a crooked generation.
Then to our joy the gospel will bear fruit. Protect us in the midst of temptation and conflicting opinions so that we are raised above them and remain free, with our thoughts on you and your true and loving righteousness.
Your righteousness gives us hope for the many, many people who still need help to realize that their lives are not of passing value but of eternal worth. Amen.
