Thank You, Lord, For Life

Morning Prayer of a Homemaker

Even though I clutch my blanket and growl when the alarm rings, thank You, Lord, that I can hear. There are many who are deaf. Even though I keep my eyes closed against the morning light as long as possible, thank You, Lord, that I can see. Many are blind. Even though I huddle in my bed and put off rising, thank You, Lord, that I have the strength to rise. There are many who are bedridden. Even though my children are so loud, thank You, Lord, for my family. There are many who are lonely. Even though our breakfast table never looks like pictures in magazines and the menu is at times not balanced, there are many who are hungry. Even though the routine of my job is often monotonous, thank You, Lord, for the opportunity to work. There are many who have no job. Thank You, Lord, for life.

 - Anonymous

(A Cup of Comfort Big Book of Prayer,

edited by Susan B. Townsend)

Psalm 95: 1-7

Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;

let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!

Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;

let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

For the Lord is a great God,

and a great King above all gods.

In his hand are the depths of the earth;

the heights of the mountains are his also.

The sea is his, for he made it,

and his hands formed the dry land.

Oh, come, let us worship and bow down;

let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!

For he is our God,

and we are the people of his pasture,

and the sheep of his hand.