Monday

Father, this morning I wish to praise you and give you thanks for all the gifts you have bestowed on me!

Thank you for the gift of life, how marvelous to ponder that you knew me and loved me before I was formed in my mother’s womb! Help me love others knowing how worthy they are of your love.

Thank you for the gift of speech, let me use it to praise you and to lift others up.

Thank you for the gift of hearing, let me open my ears to hear the wonderful sounds of life you have surrounded us with. Let me truly hear what others have to say.

Thank you for the gift of smell, let me stop to smell your roses along the way and marvel at your creation.

Thank you for the gift of walking, let me walk the path you have laid out for me.

Thank you for the gift of motherhood. What a gift that keeps on giving in the gift of grandchildren. Help me be worthy to guide these young souls to you.

Thank you for the very breaths I take and let me appreciate each one as a gift.

Thank you for the gift of work. Let all I do have you at the center and please give success to the work of my hands.

Thank you for the aches and pains in my life. Help me to remember to offer them as a prayer for others.

Thank you for the gift of creation you have surrounded me in, help me to recognize your hand in all the miracles around us.

Thank you especially for the gift of faith and the gift of being Catholic. Please help me grow stronger in my faith so I am comfortable and confident living in your shadow. I long for others to see you when they see me and for me to see you in others.

Lord, I believe, help my unbelief!

Mary, undoer of Knots, pray for us!