Lord, hear our prayer:

Lord, we thank you that you so designed our lives that we should reflect your love, care and compassion; for the sense of completeness that you bring to our lives and for the realization that dawns upon us that without you there is no life that is real. You are the source of all that is good and true and wholesome in the life of our families. We thank you for the strength you give when times are hard and for the encouragement when we are facing times of distress and despair. We thank you for those who support us through good times and bad and for those who remain faithful to each other no matter the cost. We thank you in the name of Jesus who bore all our sorrows and pain.

Amen.

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