Lord God Almighty
Blessed be your name forever
Knowledge of you is like a cool spring
pouring cool, clear water into our souls
We praise you for this gift
this gift which allows us to glimpse you in all we see and feel and hear around us
The touch of the hand which guides us
The smile of on the face of the one who serves us
The voice of the one who talks with us
we are blessed to have people who guide us, serve us, talk with us in our lives
May we bless them in return
with kindness, patience, love
That, though our actions, they may see Christ
Christ our Lord
We thank you that we can lay our burdens and worries at your feet
knowing none are too trivial, none are unimportant in your eyes
we worry about our health, the health of our loved ones, what the future holds
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we thank you for nurses and doctors, opticians and chiropractors, cleaners and cooks who help look after our bodies
we thank you for soup lunches, where we share conversation, friendship with those around us and those who serve us
we thank you for visitors, bringing news and love and laughter with them
as we recall our blessings
we feel our burdens and worries lifting, even a little
we feel our souls being refreshed through the cooling water of your love, Christ our friend.
May that cooling water spring forth form us
that we may bring your refreshment to those who care and serve and love and support us all our days
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Christ our King
We pray for your church, in the myriad of locations and contexts and expressions she has
we thank you we are part of that one church
bound up in love with you, our Lord
who grants us rest and peace
who promises his burden is light
may we share his good news
with all who come to us
that they, too, may know the refreshment to the soul only Christ can bring
Amen