Wrap your arms around this day. Give special thanks for HEALING, special intercessions for REFUGEES, special renewal of TRUST.
Take a deep breath.
And ...
Give Greetings and Praise
SOURCE OF ALL EXISTENCE, I humbly acknowledge You as the giver of life, and I as one shining example of your creation and your creativity.
Give Thanks
I thank you for allowing me to reach this moment in time. Thank you for my health and strength, for a sound mind, for food, for clothing and shelter.
I give special thanks for HEALING: ________________________.
Thank you for loved ones, relatives and friends, acquaintances and associates.
Thank you for the good times and bad, the sunshine and rain -- and for guiding me through it all.
Thank you for keeping me and those dear to me safe, secure and protected.
Give Intercessions
I pray:
For
loved ones and family, especially __________.
For
relatives and friends, especially__________.
For
those I come in contact with during the course of my day, particularly __________.
For
the homeless, the sick, the afflicted, the incarcerated and the hospitalized, particularly __________.
For
the skills you give to doctors, nurses and those who help heal.
For
people of faith and others who reach out to those in need, especially________________.
I ask special prayers for REFUGEES: ________.
I pray for all who travel, that our journeys might be safe, be it land, air or water.
Consider this very moment
I pray for the concerns of my heart: ____________________.
Request Renewal
I pray for the renewal of gifts, especially the gift of TRUST: ______________________.
Ask for Forgiveness
I ask forgiveness for when I have not done right by me or by others: ______________________.
Offer Remembrance
I remember the departed: _____________________________.
In Closing
Thank you for this time in prayer; I humbly submit my cares to you. Amen.