March 13, 2009

Here is today’s prayer:

O God, source of all that makes life possible,
giver of all that makes life good;
We gather to give you our thanks,
yet we confess that we have often failed to live our thankfulness.
What we have we take for granted,
and we grumble about what we lack.
We have squandered your bounty,
With little thought of those who will come after us.
We are more troubled by the few who have more
than by the many who have less.
Forgive us, O God.
In this hour of worship, accept our thanksgiving;
and teach us to make gratitude and sharing our way of life;
through the grace of Jesus Christ. Amen.
-Paul J. Flucke, U.S.A., 20th cent., alt (BOW 485)

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