A Prayer Part I (A Prayer - Gratitude)

Dear Lord,

I kneel in front of you

Glorifying and praising you.

I thank you

for your countless blessings

and for all the kindness

that is overflowing.

Amidst all the hardships

dear Lord,

I thank you for taking me

always into your arms.

Amidst all trials and challenges,

between rejection and disappointment,

your merciful arms

lifted me up from my loneliness.

My God,

I thank you

for each day that I am alive,

for a bright morning

because of sunlight,

and for a refreshing day ahead of my life.

I thank you

for all the luxuries of life,

for the possessions and most especially

for taking me out of strife.

I thank you

for every mistake I’ve committed

and learned that life is worth living

despite all the disappointments.

I thank you

for all the people around me,

for the daily joy and happenings,

and for making my day

always worth remembering.

I thank you

for making me valiant and tough,

at the same time for giving me

a heart that is capable to love.

I thank you

for tracing smile on my face

and for putting a rainbow

after every crying.

I thank you

for giving me pals around,

to guide me and make me feel loved and cared

and for making me happy

because of the love they shared.

I thank you

that I have a house and a home.

I thank you that I don’t feel hunger,

because foods are ample

everywhere.

I thank you

that I have my family

beside me.

A family that is always there,

constantly and unselfishly

showing me that they care.

A family I treasure the most,

who brings me back to life

when I am almost lost.

I thank you

for giving me special someone beside me,

whom I’ll live with and grow old with,

whose arms will always wrap around me

and whose heart will always love me.

Most of all,

I thank you

for giving me the most valuable gift.

Thank you

for giving me a precious angel.

The reason of my existence

and the fruit of all my endurance.

by: jheng manalang prado

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