Prayer of Gratitude
Thankful for People
1 min · Good for: Grateful
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Lord,
thank You for the people who have loved, taught, challenged, and supported me.
Bring specific names and moments to mind today.
Show me how to express appreciation while I have the opportunity.
Heal the places where relationships are complicated, and keep me from taking faithful love for granted.
Make me a source of encouragement in someone else’s life.
Help me say thank you clearly and without delay.
May the love I have received continue through me, becoming patience, presence, and practical generosity for those around me.
Let gratitude move beyond words and become a way of living.
May I care for what I have received, share it freely, and treat the people around me as gifts rather than interruptions.
I place both my desire for change and my uncertainty about how it will happen into Your hands.
Lead me through the next small step, and give me grace when growth is slower than I hoped.
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.”
“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.”
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation nor turning shadow.”
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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