Thank you for this beautiful day Father. A day that you have given us as a gift to create as much love in the world as we can. We come to you as lost sheep. We realize we are imperfect. And we come to you with an open heart, asking how we can serve you best. We stand before you with open hands ready to work as best you see fit for their use. We listen for your voice that speaks softly to us with the clarity of Your Light.

Father, today we thank you for the teachers in our lives. Those who bring us experience that enrich our understanding and ping our hearts wide open. We thank you for every valuable thing they came to teach us, may they be specially blessed in all ways possible. “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.” (Psalm 32:8) Please help us learn all of our lessons, and learn them well. We are grateful for every blessing in our lives, especially the things we don’t often realize. Thank you for every gift of life, every breath, every heartbeat. Thank you for the food that nourishes us. Thank you for kindness of others, and thank you for opportunities to give love back, because we know it all comes from you. Thank you for every miracle of life, may we experience it all to the best of our ability. May we always live humbly from the wisdom of our hearts, and shine our brightest in every moment.

In Jesus’ name,
Amen