Saying “Thank You”

Friday’s Reflection

To thank you for the life you gave,
I sing and dance, I laugh and pray.
I try to bring honor to your name
by what I think and do and say.
In these, my life is prayer entwined
with all my love.
I hope you find
in this, my purest gratitude.
Through my life, let me thank you!

— India Cable, age 23

- India Cable
devozine, July/August 2005

From “Meaningful Ways to Pray,” page 35 in devozine, the devotional lifestyle magazine for teens. Copyright © 2005 by Upper Room Ministries. All rights reserved. Used by permission. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book.

Today’s Question

Have you ever thought about all of life as prayer? Think of some ways you can incorporate prayer into your daily routine. Share your reflections.

Today’s Scripture Reading

2 Corinthians 13:11-13

This Week: pray for migrant workers. Add your prayer to the Prayer Wall.
Tips for Your Spirit:
Walking the Labyrinth is an ancient Christian prayer method in which the person praying walks meditatively through a patterned area. Read The Labyrinth: Praying Psalm 139.
Saints, Inc.:
This week we remember Anthony of Padua (June 13).
Lectionary Readings:

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