For Things that Didn't Happen

Thank you, Lord, that much evil that could have happened to me yesterday didn't.

Thank you that I didn't run out of gas,
that I didn't get a ticket or a toothache.

Thank you that I didn't stub my toe or bite my tongue.

Thank you that I didn't hurt a friend or a loved one,
or anyone, to my knowledge.

Thank you that I didn't trip and fall,
I didn't lose my wallet,
didn't lose my voice,
my job,
my health,
my wife,
my children,
my grandchildren,
my mind...yet.

Thank you that I didn't fall into conscious, willful sin.

Thank you that I didn't neglect you in prayer.

In this and in everything, Lord, I give thanks, in Jesus' name, amen.