FATHER HOW CAN I EVER THANK YOU?

FATHER HOW CAN I EVER THANK YOU FOR THE GIFTS YOU'VE GIVEN ME
FOR THE PRECIOUS GIFT OF LIFE AND A LOVING FAMILY.

YOU'VE SET GREAT OPPORTUNITIES BEFORE ME
ALLOWING ME TO SEE THE WORLD, WITH A GIVING HEART AND
A HEALTHY MIND, BOTH WILLING TO BE UNFURLED.

AS THE SUN RISES AND SETS, THERE IS NEWNESS TO BEHOLD
EVERY MOMENT OF THE DAY, THERE ARE TREASURES TO UNFOLD.

YOU  DESIGNED ALL THINGS ON EARTH WITH YOUR
STRONG AND LOVING HANDS
YOUR MOST CHALLENGING CREATION WAS THE
DEVELOPMENT  OF MAN.

MAN WAS CREATED IN YOUR IMAGE AND  THE PLAN YOU HAD IN MIND
WAS THAT HE BE DILIGENT AND FAITHFUL AND HIS HEART LOVING AND KIND.

YOU DESIRE TO GUIDE YOUR CHILDREN TO YOU,THAT WE
KNOW YOU THROUGH AND THROUGH
WE MUST LIVE BY YOUR WRITTEN STANDARDS
YOUR WORD REQUIRES THAT WE DO.

IN MY YOUTH I COULD NOT PROCESS ALL THE GREAT THINGS MEANT FOR ME
AS I GROW AND SEEK YOU DAILY...MY EYES NOW OPEN AND I SEE!

THE TIMES WE NOW LIVE IN ARE TRYING, MANY TURN AWAY FROM YOU
THEY LIVE WITHOUT THE RESPECT AND HONOR THAT YOU ARE GREATLY DUE.

I HEAR AND SEE THINGS THAT ALARM ME AND THEY
CAUSE COMPLETE DISMAY
THAT IS WHEN I CHOOSE TO BE STILL
AND I COME TO YOU AND PRAY.

FATHER, YOU DESERVE MY FULL ATTENTION AND MY GRATITUDE FOR ALL
IN THE BAD TIMES AND THE GOOD TIMES....WHEN I RISE UP AND I FALL.

I NEVER WANT TO TAKE FOR GRANTED ALL THE THINGS YOU FREELY GIVE
I RECOGNIZE WITHOUT A DOUBT, THAT IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU I LIVE!

SOME THINGS I'VE FACED ALONG THIS JOURNEY HAVE CAUSED ME ANGER,
HURT AND PAIN
BUT IN YOUR WORD YOU HAVE COMMANDED THAT I NOT LET
THOSE THINGS REMAIN.

THROUGH MANY TRIALS AND MUCH TEMPTATION MY PURPOSE
HERE ON EARTH IS CLEAR
AND I DESIRE TO SERVE YOU DAILY AND TO ALWAYS KEEP YOU NEAR.

GOD  I KNOW I CAN'T JUDGE OTHERS
FOR THEIR PERSONAL, SPIRITUAL WALK
BUT I  CAN BE AN EXAMPLE BY THE WAY I LIVE AND TALK.

FATHER I'M SO VERY THANKFUL FOR THE GIFTS YOU'VE GIVEN ME
TAKING TIME TO SAY I'M GRATEFUL TRULY SETS MY SPIRIT FREE!



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