My prayer

Father,
Thank you for the blessing of my family.
thank you for children who are growing so strong and beautiful
thank you that we love one another and enjoy our love
thank you that each of my children love you, walk with you, and want to walk with you

thank you for my wife who loves me, who loves you and loves our children
thank you that the beauty of my wife is made evident in the lives of our children
thank you for her strength of character and the grace of her heart
thank you that she helps me be a better man

thank you that you are good, kind and patient with me
thank you that you do not change, even when I want you to be different
thank you that you love me and have greater desires for me than I have for myself
thank you that in you I have a reason to be

Please, help me, my wife and each of my children want to walk with you today, and tomorrow
Please provide all we need to live and to love
Please help us to be honest and to live like truth matters
Please help us to put one another, and others, ahead of ourselves

Bless my wife with the deep desires of her heart
bless my children with rich and long marriages
bless my home with peace, hope, joy, love and much laughter
bless my life with wisdom and love that helps others see you

May you be honored in all that we do
May others see you in the ways that we live
May the evidence of your goodness, kindness and grace be in our lives
May you receive glory because you made and saved us

May your Word be on our lips
May your truth free our minds
May your Spirit be in our hearts
May your Son guide our hands and feet
May your love be our life, for your glory

Amen