Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, His love endures forever! (1 Chronicles 16:34).
Prayer: Heavenly Father I come before you today to repent;
Of not trusting you when events do not go as I had planned.
I repent of not thanking you for the little things you have created,
a child’s sweet smile,
fresh dew on the grass,
clean sheets with a bed to sleep on,
hot water to shower,
cold water to drink,
and a day with beautiful sunshine.
I repent of not being thankful for simple things,
like having a Bible to read,
shoes and clean clothes to wear,
car to drive and a job.
I repent of neglecting to thank you for good health and answered prayers.
Merciful Savior,
I am so slow to learn,
So prone to forget
So weak to climb;
I am in the foothills when I should be on the heights;
I am pained by my graceless heart,
My prayerless days,
My poverty of love,
My sloth in the heavenly race,
My sullied conscience,
My wasted hours,
My unspent opportunities,
I am blind while light shines around me:
Take the scales from my eyes,
Grind to dust the evil heart of unbelief.
For the glory of Your name. Amen.
~~ India Davis
HT: Anne Graham Lotz, poem taken from Valley of Vision, The Banner of Truth Trust, 2002.