3 Tevet 5778

Dear Heavenly Father,

Praised are you my Lord and may your holy name be praised continuously in the heavens above and on the earth below for ever and ever.

Thank you for bringing me to this day, for waking me and breathing life into my soul.  Thank you for blessing me with one more day to spend with those I love and one more chance to be your light in this world.  Father, please grant me the strength and the wisdom to walk in your word and to show your love.  Please fill me with mercy so that I am forgiving with others just as you are forgiving with me.  I beg that you make all of my weights accurate and all of my scales balanced, that you continue to protect me, my family and my home from the evil that consumes this world.  Father, may you never remove your face from before me and continue to guide my steps along the path you have set, keeping my feet from turning to the right or the left.

I pray for all those who are cold tonight, who have nowhere to go and nothing to eat.  Father, I see so many people more concerned about their pets than about their fellow man.  I pray with all my heart that you crack the veil over their hearts and help them see your light and let them turn to their brothers and sisters and help them gain some dignity back in their lives.  Father, your wonders and your miracles never cease.  You are the creator of all mankind and with you all things are possible.  With you the mountains are moved.  Through you the seas are kept back from the land.  With your wisdom you created the heavens and the earth and all that is contained within.  You are the first and you are the last, and through your son, you have redeemed us from a life filled with sin and delivered us to your Kingdom, in freedom and peace.  You are truly a God full of mercy and grace, long in patience and filled with love.

Blessed are you O Lord our God whose spirit hovers over all creation.

Amen!