Pray a prayer of thanksgiving today for:
God, the Father - the creator of life, who breathed life into man and all living things
God, the Son - who gave his life and rose so that we may have eternal life
God, the Spirit - who gives us our faith in Christ
We thank God for life, mercy, grace and faith.
We thank God for our life and the gifts of this life. We thank God for our loved ones, our wives who are a part of us and are with us through good and bad. Our children and the privilege of being fathers, teaching faith and aspects of life to our children such as discipline, right and wrong, good and bad. Our parents who gave us all they had and all we needed, perhaps more. Our extended families, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins - all of whom play a role in creating who we are here on earth. Our friends who shape us and support us.
We thank God for our families and friends.
We thank God for the church where we go to worship God and strengthen and renew our faith. We thank God for his Word, given to learn and to teach and to take to heart and use daily. We thank God for our servants who give of themselves in a call from God to bring us God's Word, mercy, grace and forgiveness and who deliver the sacraments to us to receive and strengthen our faith. We thank God for the opportunity to use his church to take his Word to those who do not know his Word and to serve those in our community. We thank God for the fellowship given with our fellow disciples.
We thank Christ for creating the church and giving us our mission and purpose.
We thank God for our skills which help us fill our needs. We thank God for giving us our vocations in life to provide for our families and fill their needs as well. We also thank God for living in abundance in order to have the ability to share generously to others who may be in need.
We thank God for all we have which came from him.
We ask that God be with us and continue to watch over us, and we are thankful for his love, mercy, grace, and the gift of life and eternal life.
Hope Men's Ministry
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