Lord, hear our prayer:

Lord, we praise you for every person whose life gives us hope and whose words breathe forgiveness; for those who first brought us to Christ and for those whose witness, worship and service made being a Christian exciting, and a challenge we could not resist. Father, we have so much to thank you for; by your Spirit may our whole life be a song of praise and a prayer of thankfulness. In Christ Jesus’ name.

Amen.

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