Lord I come to you on bended knees as humble as I know how. I ask you to continue to bless my family, friends, and loved ones.
I thank you for all the blessings you have bestowed upon me always and especially in 2010. The year 2010 has been the roughest for me ever and I know without your goodness I would not have made it through. The personal losses, financial losses, and setbacks at sometimes were overwhelming. I am thanking you for the inspiration, motivation, and attitude to close out this year and to pick up and go on and make 2011 the best year ever.
I am most grateful as always for my children. I pray you continue to work on them on their life's journey. Suit them up with the armor of your grace and mercy as they go through their adult years and guide their way now, today, and always. Please forever watch over my them, hold and embrace them in your arms through the good times, the bad times, and during their trials and tribulations. I pray you will touch their hearts, their bodies, their minds, and their souls for them to live a long and prosperous life. When their hearts are heavy bring peace over them. When they are judged here on earth open their minds and hearts and let them know your judgment is final. I am so thankful for your omnipresence and knowing wherever they are you are there also. There is no prayer like a mother sends up for her children and I send up prayers for my children everyday. I pray for great things for them and that their life be full of blessings and their life progresses according to Godspeed. They be blessed with a life better than they ever can imagine. I know there is a not a prayer you don't hear or a prayer which goes unanswered.
Lord I am thankful for not letting worry overcome me and knowing to "Let Go and Let God". I have had to stay strong with raising three children and when I look back I'm constantly reminded of your grace and mercy all my life. You continually help those who help themselves. Hard work and steadfastness has always been a mainstay in my life for which I am thankful. You carried me through when I needed you the most and for that I will be eternally grateful. When I look back over my life I can truly say I've been blessed. Like the spiritual I've heard since I was a toddler, "I thank you for putting food on my table, I thank you for putting shoes on my feet, and when I stop to think about it you've blessed me every day of my life. And I just want to say, thank you Lord!" You have done so many great things big and small in my life for which I will be eternally grateful.
Lord let this year be the year the bullet lodged in my youngest daughter's back finally comes gracefully from her body without causing any nerve damage or any other causing any other issues for her. I'm so thankful you have brought her through all the years since the fatal drive by shooting attack. I pray you remove the bitterness from her heart. Let peace and forgiveness overwhelm her heart.
I am even more thankful when as recent as yesterday families have lost their daughters to senseless violence. There is not a testimony without a test. I am thankful I can testify you are the Great I Am. We don't know the day, the minute, or the hour. I know when the doctors told me after my daughter was in surgery for 12 hours she probably wouldn't make it and if so her physical state may not be good. Her fate I realized was in your hands. You showed up and showed out. She is living proof of your grace and mercy. Ever since that day I have been rejoicing in your mercy and your goodness. I'm thankful for her, my 5'2" ball of fire.
We can't always protect our children from all the atrocities in life, however, you can wrap your arms around any situation to which I'm a living witness. They had written my baby off as a ghost and the Holy Ghost stepped in. Lord I know I know its your goodness, and your mercy that will carry me through any situation. I am a believer. The Lord is my light and my salvation whom shall I fear?
So I pray on this last day of December in 2010 you continue to work the way you work. Bring peace over those who are disgruntled. Bring healing to those who are sick and afflicted. Bring abundance to those who are long overdue for a period of increase. Watch over those who are sick and shut-in. Inspire our public servants to serve their people with the goodness and compassion they deserve.
Encourage those who can be a mentor or provide guidance to those who have gone astray to be blessing to others. I pray you place people in and around the lives of my children and grandchildren who will be blessing to them. Watch over them and don't allow anyone to misuse or abuse them. Endow them with the wisdom to be mindful of all their situations and surroundings and to remain safe. Choose and associate with friends who they can uplift, inspire, and bless one and another.
Lord I've seen there has been a reason for every season and the seasons past have helped prepare me for what I've seen and will see in future seasons. I will continually strive towards being a better servant. I ask that you touch my mind, my heart, my body, and my soul to live my life in your light and put you first in everything I do. I long to hear the words "Well done thy good and faithful servant." Matthew 25:19-30
Watch over us one and another in Jesus name. Amen.
