{"id":409,"date":"2010-11-25T06:59:45","date_gmt":"2010-11-25T11:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/?p=409"},"modified":"2010-11-23T18:59:42","modified_gmt":"2010-11-23T23:59:42","slug":"praise-and-thanksgiving-a-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/2010\/11\/25\/praise-and-thanksgiving-a-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"Praise and Thanksgiving &#8211; a Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>O MY GOD,<\/p>\n<p>Thou fairest, greatest, first of all objects, my heart admires, adores, loves thee,<br \/>\nfor my little vessel is as full as it can be,<br \/>\nand I would pour out all that fullness before thee in ceaseless flow.<br \/>\nWhen I think upon and converse with thee<br \/>\nten thousand delightful thoughts spring up,<br \/>\nten thousand sources of pleasure are unsealed,<br \/>\nten thousand refreshing joys spread over my heart,<br \/>\ncrowding into every moment of happiness.<\/p>\n<p>I bless thee for the soul thou hast created,<br \/>\nfor adorning it, sanctifying it, though it is fixed in barren soil;<br \/>\nfor the body thou hast given me,<br \/>\nfor preserving its strength and vigour,<br \/>\nfor providing senses to enjoy delights,<br \/>\nfor the ease and freedom of my limbs,<br \/>\nfor hands, eyes, ears that do thy bidding;<br \/>\nfor thy royal bounty providing my daily support,<br \/>\nfor a full table and overflowing cup,<br \/>\nfor appetite, taste, sweetness,<br \/>\nfor social joys of relatives and friends,<br \/>\nfor ability to serve others,<br \/>\nfor a heart that feels sorrows and necessities,<br \/>\nfor a mind to care for my fellow-men,<br \/>\nfor opportunities of spreading happiness around,<br \/>\nfor loved ones in the joys of heaven,<br \/>\nfor my own expectation of seeing thee clearly.<\/p>\n<p>I love thee above the powers of language to express,<br \/>\nfor what thou art to thy creatures.<\/p>\n<p>Increase my love, O my God, through time and eternity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.monergismbooks.com\/The-Valley-of-Vision-Leather-p-16293.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Valley Of Vision<\/a> Praise and Thanksgiving, Page 26<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>\u00a9 The Banner of Truth Trust 1975.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O MY GOD, Thou fairest, greatest, first of all objects, my heart admires, adores, loves thee, for my little vessel is as full as it can be, and I would pour out all that fullness before thee in ceaseless flow. 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