Lord, hear our prayer:

Father, we thank you for those you have used to touch and change our lives; for our parents who, like the parents of Jesus, brought us in faith to you; that though we were not able to understand our baptism, it remains for us a true picture of grace. We thank you for preachers and Sunday school teachers; for family and friends and all who, through their words and example, made Christ real for us, and nurtured our faith in him. We thank you for the fellowship of Christians and for worship each Sunday. May the Holy Spirit enable us to become channels of grace to touch our neighbors’ lives. For Christ’s sake.

Amen.

Some minor adaptation on some prayers.
David Clowes, 500 Prayers For All Occasions © 2003 by David C Cook Publishing
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