Evening Thanks

Thank you, Lord,
for this day now ending.

Thank you for the "nots" of this day:
I was not ill,
I was not insulted,
I was not hungry,
I was not stranded,
not hurt,
not betrayed,
not assaulted,
not afraid.

Thank you also for the "wases" of today:
I was fed,
and clothed,
and washed,
respected,
listened to,
and treated kindly;
blessed,
thanked,
appreciated,
and encouraged.

And now, Lord, you have set your servant free
to go in peace, as you have promised,
for these eyes of mine have seen the Savior
whom you have prepared for the whole world to see,
a Light to enlighten the nations
and the Glory of your people Israel.

Glory to the Father,
to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
who was,
and is,
and is to come,
in Jesus' name, amen.