Gracious God, so much as been bestowed upon us. We lack for little and yet yearn for so much. Continue to teach us to appreciate what has come to us as blessing and gift. Keep on urging and challenging us to share what we have. Help us to give generously and freely of our bounty. We offer thanks for all that has been granted to us, and we express our oneness as we pray together the prayer that Jesus taught us...
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name,
Thy kingdom come, they will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil,
For thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory forever. Amen.
Prayers
You have received mercy, kindness, and unconditional love from our God...
Response: The gift I have received, I will give as a gift.You have many physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual abilities that can be used to better the lives of others...
Response: The gift I have received, I will give as a gift.You have people in your life who have believed in you when you did not believe in yourself, people who stood by you in your difficult times...
Response: The gift I have received, I will give as a gift.
