A Prayer of Thanksgiving


Lord, behold our family here assembled.

We thank Thee

For this place in which we dwell;

For the peace accorded us this day,

For the hope with which we expect tomorrow;

For the health, the work, the food

And the bright skies that make our lives delightful,

For our friends in all parts of the earth, and our friendly helpers...

Let peace abound in our small company.

--Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish novelist and poet, 1850-1894