DEAR GOD,
FOR OUR FAMILY WE AS YOUR LOVE AND CARE IN
THE DAYS AND YEARS AHEAD. WE PRAY FOR THE STRENGTH
TO GO TO WORK EVERY DAY. IT'S NOT EASY TO GET UP
EARLY AND THEN GO OUT TO FACE THE WORLD. THE
COMPETITION IT TOUGH, THE BOTTOM LINE INFLEXIBLE.
GIVE US THE STRENGTH TO WORK.
WE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH OF EACH FAMILY MEMBER.
YOUR KNOW OUR BODIES BETTER THEN WE DO. EVERY ACHE
AND PAIN, EVERY SICKNESS, IS A CONCERN TO YOU. THEREFORE WE ASK THE YOU KEEP WATCH OVER OUR BONES AND MUSCLES AND EVERY BODILY SYSTEM,BECAUSE YOU ARE
THE GREAT HEALER.
WE AS FOR GUIDANCE IN ALL THE DECISIONS WE MUST
MAKE IN THE DAYS AHEAD---THE BIG DECISIONS AND EVEN THE LITTLE DAILY ONES. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WITHOUT DIVINE DIRECTION,OUR LIVES BECOME MEANINGLESS, WRAPPED UP IN OUR OWN SELFISHNESS, HEADING NOWHERE. LEAD US WHERE YOU WANT US TO GO!
LET US BE FRIENDS WITH OUR NEIGHBORS. ESPECIALLY GIVE US PATIENCE WHEN IT SEEMS OUR COMFORTS ARE IGNORED OR OUR RIGHTS INFRINGED. IN EVERY DISPUTE, LET US BE WILLING TO BE FAIR, AND EVEN TAKE LESS THAN WE DESERVE. AND GIVE US A SPIRIT OF HUMILITY THAT WE MIGHT OFFER HELP AND COMFORT WHEN WE SEE A NEIGHBOR IN NEED.
FOR THE STUDENTS IN HIS FAMILY, WE PRAY FOR EXTENDED HOURS OF CONCENTRATION. WE ASK THAT THE DAYS OF BOOKS AND CLASSES MIGHT BE FILLED WITH ENERGY AND THE JOY OF LEARNING AS YOU PROVIDE WISDOM AND INTELLIGENCE.
GIVE US TIME TO PLAY TOGETHER, TO HAVE FUN, TO
LAUGH. FOR WE KNOW THAT YOUR DWELLING PLACE IS A PLACE OF JOY AND LAUGHTER. LET US EXPERIENCE IN THIS FAMILY A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN ON EARTH.
FINALLY, INCREASE THE STRENGTH OF OUR BONDS OF LOVE SO THAT WE BEAR WITNESS TO YOUR LOVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. GIVE US THE DESIRE TO OFFER HOSPITALITY
AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY. AND THROUGHOUT ALL OUR DAYS TOGETHER, MAY THIS FAMILY LEARN TO WORSHIP BETTER AND BETTER, SEEING ALL YOU HAVE SO GRACIOUSLY GIVEN US.
