Lord, hear our prayer:

Lord, we praise you because each day is filled with new things, and is a chance to make a new start. We thank you that each day has its times of learning new things and changing the way things have been. We praise you for days when we make new friends and we give thanks for those who have loved us for years. We thank you that each day brings a new chance to know Jesus, an opportunity to put him at the heart of our lives. We praise you that each day gives us new reasons to thank him and new ways to serve in his name. Forgive us when we do not want to change or be changed. Forgive us when we settle for second best and we forget to be thankful for all you have done and all you have given us. Continue to make us ever new, for Jesus’ sake and your glory.

Amen.

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