Thank God for Best Friends
Making sense out of life isn’t easy.
This is the problem facing the
preacher of Ecclesiastes asr
he thinks his way through what
he has seen & experienced in life.
Every enterprise he has undertaken
fr acquiring wisdom to amassing
wealth, has ended in emptiness.
In a sudden burst of emotion
the preacher realises that God
does indeed appoint the times
and purposes of life. But his insight
fades as he focuses on the futility
of life under the sun & overlooks
the One who alone can put life
together into a meaningful whole.
Lord, thank You for Threefold Cord:
Two are better than one…
For if they fall, one will lift up his
companion… Again if two lie down
together, they will keep warm;
but how can one be warm alone?
Though one may he overpowered
by another, two can withstand him.
And a threefold cord cord is not
quickly broken (Eccl 4:9-12) Amen
Father God, we give thanks for
those who mean so much to us.
Those with whom we can talk
and keep nothing back, knowing
that they will not laugh at our
dreams or even our failures.
Those who by their warning held us
from mistakes we might have made
Above all we thank for Jesus Christ
Lord of our hearts and Saviour
of our souls, in whose name
we give this thanksgiving. Amen.
Lord, I thank You specifically
for the family and best friends
You have brought into my life.
For those who bring joy & laughter.
For those who bring insight to me.
For those who bring comfort & care
For those who bring inspiration
to be what You created me to be.
For those who pushed me to be
more than I would have been
without their encouragement and
confrontation. And I thank U God,
the giver of all good things. Amen.
Lord, grant that I and my spouse
may have understanding love for
each other & be filled with trust.
Give us the grace to live with each
other in peace & harmony. May we
bear one another’s weaknesses and
grow from each other’s strengths.
Help us to forgive one another’s
failings and grant us patience,
kindness and placing the wellbeing
of the other ahead of self. May the
love that brought us together grow
with each passing year. And bring
both of us closer to You. Amen.