Lord, hear our prayer:

Father, we thank you for the joy of life and for the wonderful world in which you have placed us; for all those whom you have given us to share our journey through life; for colleagues at work; for friends at church or at school; for those with whom we have shared precious moments and those who were there when we needed them. We thank you for laughter and for tears; for seeing and for listening; for thinking and doing and for just being alive. Jesus promised us a life more abundantly, not just as our future hope but also in the here and now and in his exalted name we give you thanks.

Amen.

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