"God bless all those that I love;
God bless all those that love me;
God bless all those that love those that I love;
And all those that love those that love me. Amen."
"Dear Father, hear and bless
Thy beasts and singing birds,
And guard with tenderness
Small things that have not words. Amen."
"Please give me what I as, dear Lord,
If you'd be glad about it,
But if you think it's not for me,
Please help me do without it. Amen"
"Lord, teach me all that I should know;
In grace and wisdom I may grow;
The more I lear to do Thy will,
The better may I love Thee still."
Issac Watts
"Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray thee Lord, thy child to keep;
Thy love be with me through the night
And wake me with the morning light. Amen."
"Lord keep us safe this night,
Secure from all our fears.
May angels guard us while we sleep,
Till morning light appears. Amen."
"My God, I love you
above all things
because you are good.
I love you as the creator of life,
I love you as the one
who has forgiven our sins
and opened the gates of heaven.
I love you as the Spirit
whom you have sent among us
to guide us in this world.
Because of my love for you,
I love my neighbor as myself. Amen."
"Father, help each little child,
Make us truthful, good, and mild,
Kind, obedient, modest, meek,
Mindful of the words we speak.
What is right may we pursue,
What is wrong refuse to do.
What is evil seek to shun,
This we ask for everyone. Amen"
"Day by day, dear Lord, of Thee
Three things I pray:
To see Thee more clearly,
To love Thee more dearly,
To follow Thee more nearly,
Day by day."
St. Richard of Chichester
"First the seed and then the grain;
Thank you, God, for sun and rain.
First the flour and then the bread;
Thank you, God that we are fed.
Thank you, God, for all your care;
help us all to share and share. Amen."
A Child's Evening Prayer
by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Ere on my bed my limbs I lay,
God grant me grace my prayers to say:
O God! preserve my mother dear
In strength and health for many a year;
And , o! preserve my father too,
And may I pay him reverence due;
And may I my best thoughts employ
To be my parent's hope and joy;
And O! preserve my brothers both
From evil doings and from sloth,
And may we always love each other
Our friends, our father, and our mother:
And still, O Lord, to me impart
An innocent and grateful heart,
That after my great sleep I may
Awake to thy eternal day! Amen.