Dearest Father in Heaven:

This prayer is merely to say "Thank You!"

We're only human and so often miss the mark. We spend our days so stressed and in turmoil. But today I stopped and listened to the world You created. Not the cars, not the planes, not the bells, not the alarms. For those were created by man. But Your world. I listened to the birds, and the rustling leaves, and the sound of the squirrels leaping from tree to tree. And then I thought of the ocean. The sounds, the smells. I have come to realize how You have created this world to bring us peace. If we stop and listen, truly listen to Your creation, it is filled with only what brings us quiet and harmony. From the birds, to the rain, to the crickets in the night.

Today, Father, I will make my greatest attempt to seek out the peace You have created for me. And may others be equally inspired to see Your world as you have meant it to be. Not with all of our noise, our billboards, our ugliness. But with Your gift of peace and harmony in mind.

So, thank You again. For this wonderful, powerful gift!

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Amen

Sorry I didn't see this earlier, Dee, but you're so right, we need to appriciate the beauty of life!

My husband was just playing me Louis Armstrong's "What A Wonderul World" which makes me appriciate the "real, original" creations!

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Colleen