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~ Thank you for this day, thank you for this life
~ Thank you for my children and my Christian wife
~ Please forgive me God, my weakness as a man
~ I go to you for wisdom Lord and pray to understand
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~ Integrity’s the answer in a world of moral strife
~ Where circumstance cuts deeply and goodness starts to die
~ Praying for my family and friends that I have known
~ To overcome our fears and doubts & grasp the love You’ve shown
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~ Lord give me strength, to conquer weakness in my heart
~ When my willing spirit falters it tears my soul apart
~ I’m asking for more courage with the talents that I hold
~ The disciplines to master and resolve to be so bold
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~ Thank you God again for this chance to be alive
~ Even if my time is brief salvation will arrive
~ Let me grasp the wisdom of all that I should be
~ And empathy for others who find themselves in need
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~ And Lord I close this prayer in a humbled gratitude
~ Emotions overwhelming but my spirit is renewed
~ All alone I pray to You, knowing in my heart
~ Our everyday decisions, and faith is where we start.
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By: James Allen Cannon
Written: 5-12-2018