Prayer of Gratitude
Thank You for This Morning
1 min · Good for: Grateful, Morning
Every prayer is read aloud in the Near to God app. Close your eyes and listen, even with your screen locked.
God,
thank You for the gift of waking to another day.
Before I turn toward plans, messages, and responsibilities, help me notice the life already present around me.
Thank You for breath, light, shelter, nourishment, and every person whose care has reached me.
Keep me from moving so quickly that I miss the goodness hidden in ordinary moments.
Let gratitude shape the way I enter this morning: with less entitlement, more wonder, and a willingness to receive.
When challenges appear, remind me that difficulty does not erase every gift.
Open my eyes to small mercies I might otherwise overlook.
May the thankfulness growing in me become patience in my words, generosity in my choices, and kindness toward everyone I meet.
Help me carry this grateful attention through the hours ahead, returning often to the quiet truth that life itself is a gift.
Keep teaching me to receive each ordinary gift with humility, attention, and joy.
Amen.
Bible verses to pray with it
“In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.”
“Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.”
“Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
Reflect
What has made you smile recently?
One small step
Write one thing you are grateful for today.
Near to God
What’s on your heart today?
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