thanks mom.

my mom slipped into my room the other night as i was going to bed and handed me this little prayer to read, i'm glad she did.... it was a blessing to think about before going to sleep:

Almighty and ever-blessed God, I think Thee for the love wherewith Thou dost follow me all the days of my life. I thank Thee that Thou dost inform my mind with Thy divine truth and undergird my will with Thy divine grace. I thank Thee for every evidence of Thy Spirit's leading, and for all those little happenings which, though seeming at the time no more than chance, yet afterwards appear to me as part of Thy gracious plan for the education of my soul. O let me not refuse Thy leading or quench this light which Thou hast kindled within me, but rather let me daily grow in grace and in the knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord and Master.

Yet, I would not think only of myself or pray only for myself, as now I seek Thy presence. I would remember before Thee all my human brothers and sisters who need thy help. Especially tonight I think-

of those who are faced by great temptations:

of those who are faced by tasks too great for their powers:

of those who stand in the valley of decision:

of those who are in debt or poverty:

of those who, by reason of early surroundings, have never had a fair chance in life:

of all families circles broken by death:

of those who lift high the lamp of truth in lonely places:

of...and....and...

Dear Father of mankind, make me the human channel, so far as in me lies, through which Thy divine love and pity may reach the hearts and lives of a few of those who are nearest to me. Amen. -Diary of Private Prayer, John Baillie