Monday, February 6, 2017

Praying with Children: Father, we thank thee

Lord,
I often turn to the prayer
my parents taught me
when I was a child.
It continues to be my prayer:

Father, we thank thee for the night,
and for the pleasant morning light;
for rest and food and loving care,
and all that makes the day so fair.
Help us to do the things we should,
to be to others kind and good;
in all we do, in work or play,
to grow more loving every day.
Amen.
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The above prayer is a hymn text written by Rebecca J. Weston in 1885.

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