Lord, hear our prayer:

Father, we thank you that we can call you Father. We thank you for the good things with which you have filled our lives; for the things that make us excited; for all the different things we can see and hear and taste and touch. We thank you for the new people we meet, and those who add so many good things to our lives. We thank you for those who help us when we are in need, and those who find us when we feel lost. We thank you for those whose kindness, care and friendship make life worthwhile. We thank you for those who love us even when we are not very lovely ourselves. We bring our thanks in the name of Christ, who taught us what love really means.

Amen.

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