Father, I thank you 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 and say,
to grow more loving every day.
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.
He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well!
Carl Frances Alexander
God be in my head
And in my understanding.
God be in my eyes
And in my looking.
God be in my mouth
And in my speaking.
God be in my heart
And in my thinking.
THE LORD'S PRAYER
Our Father which art in heaven
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass
against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom,
And the power, and the glory,
Forever.
Amen.
Matthew 6:9-13