May the spirit of hospitality and aloha which characterizes the Hawaiian people spread to those who come offering help

My faith is threadbare, worn almost to a whisper.
And yet I need You more than ever.

Help us remember the needs of the many,
not merely our own.

Guide us — seller and buyer both —
through this change
with open and eager hearts.

I turn to you for comfort, for the sure knowing
that my pet is with you forever and that
some far-off day, we will be reunited.

I ask the Creator of Life
to hear my cries.
Soothe my soul, my aching arms
that long for a baby to hold.

So now, Creator God, we pray that You will come

May love rise in us.

Shine your sunlight on the seeds of life

Thank you for all the wonderful things
You have made:
The whole world, all the people
My home, my school, my friends, my pets.

I don’t even want to recount
what has happened
in my life this year.
I just want to be with the One
who already knows.
who knows me through and through
better than I know myself.