When my sisters and I were young, our family would gather together at bedtime and say a prayer together. It was a prayer my father learned as a child. Angela and Jeff grew up saying the same prayer at bedtime. The next generation also says the family prayer, and have added laying their hands on each person's head, starting with the youngest to the oldest, asking God to bless that person. Tonight, at the children's bedtime, everyone gathered on my bed, and we prayed that prayer together. As the last (and oldest) person to be blessed I was overcome with gratitude for this opportunity for all my family to be together, sharing this prayer that has now been passed down four generations. Tonight is New Year's Eve and I can't imagine a happier way to leave the old year!
Father we thank Thee for the night, and for the pleasant morning light; for rest and food and loving care, and all that makes this world so fair. In all we do in work and play help us to grow more loving every day. Amen
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