November 17

"O infinite and resourceful God, we praise you for all your saints who from their labors rest. We thank you for their faith, courage, and example. May we spend our lives in service like theirs, and may we never waver in hours of temptation. Give us their secret for victory, teach us to look unto Jesus for strength. For his sake. Amen."

November 12

"Almighty and everlasting God, we praise you that you have called us into being, and given to us the responsibility of serving. Help us to live the kind of life you planned for us. As you have made us the crown of your creation, may we live worthy lives, and bring honor to your great name. Amen."

November 3

"Dear loving Father, we thank you that you have so freely and wonderfully forgiven us. Who of us is worthy of serving you or of following in your footsteps? Yet you have freely and fully forgiven us, and restored unto us the joy of the Lord. Help us to live for others, and to bear another's burden day by day. Amen."

October 30

"Eternal and infinite God, lead us out of the slavery of sin into the freedom of loving service. If you lead us by the way of the wilderness may we ever see your cloud by day and your pillar by night. In Jesus' name. Amen."

October 26

"Most holy and eternal Father, we give you thanks for the willing service of those who uphold the hands of your chosen leaders. May we never complain if the strength of others wanes, but may we look upon such weakness as our opportunity to assist in carrying forward your cause against our common foe. In the Saviour's name. Amen."

October 23

"Most holy and eternal God, keep us from relying on the precepts of men, and give us a closer relation and dependence opon you, that by all the words and counsels of our lives we may draw men nearer to you, and may teach them how to combine piety and faith. In Christ's dear name. Amen."

October 21

"Dear Father in heaven, we lift our hearts in gratitude to you for fathers and mothers of prayer and faith. We thank you that we were dedicated to you in our babyhood, and that devoted love trained and nurtured us for your service. May we be true to those honored and beloved parents. In Christ's name. Amen."

October 16

"Our heavenly Father, may we think little of human praise and recognition, but much of genuine and true living. May we never strive for ascendancy or for position, but may it be our desire that men may see in us the life of loving service and faithful adherence to duty. We pray for the childlike spirit. In Jesus' name. Amen."

October 11

"Our divine Leader, we thank you for the blessing of hard tasks and trying duties. We thank you for tasks great and small. We thank you that labor and toil are holy and divine. May we welcome new duties and difficult problems, knowing that you work with us and that you will never leave us nor forsake us. Amen."

October 2

"Almighty God, you have blessed us with the marvelous records of your great deeds, performed to save and bless your chosen ones. May we remember day by day what a glorious Father in heaven we have, and may our hearts show the gratitude we feel in a joyous victorious life. In Christ's name. Amen."

September 29

"O great Physician, we thank you that every suffering child of yours touches your heart, and that you blended loving words with unselfish service. As we work to heal the hearts of those who suffer may we spend oursleves in relieving their pain and misery. Amen."

September 11

"May we, our God and Father, be ready to heed your command and follow you immediately. Will you change our hearts and lives that we may use the incidental occurences of each day to glorify you, and may we gather round us as workers those whose hearts are touched by you for service. In Jesus' name. Amen."

September 1

"Our Father in heaven, we thank you that you have made all things beautiful in your great temple of nature. May we build and furnish your sanctuary with the rich simplicity of beauty and sincerity. May we give to you the best and make your house a place where all may wish to enter and adore you. For Christ's sake. Amen."

August 12

"Our Father in heaven, may we be among those who bear the sick of heart and body to you. And may we have faith to believe that you will hear and answer. May we persist in praying for and bringing to you those who know not your power, and may their indifference never deter us. In Christ's name. Amen."

August 6

"We than you, our loving Lord, that your nature is a compassionate nature, that when on earth you could not rest in quiet when others about you suffered. May your Church never send from her doors the hungry multitude simply because your servants need rest. May we never be weary in well-doing. Amen."

August 2

"O great and wonderful Creator, help us, your children, to study more reverently your laws. Teach us to work in accord with your ways, which are never spasmodic nor dilatory, but constant, quiet and forceful. We ask it in Christ's name. Amen."

Sundays in August

"We thank you, our Father, that Jesus Christ was his own natural self on the Sabbath as at all other times, that he allowed the ears of grain to be plucked, and healed the sick on your day, thus solemnizing it by deeds of necessity and mercy. Amen."

July 31

"Most merciful and ever-loving Father, you never forget the needs of your children; and we pray that we your followers may regard your teaching. May the difficulties in our way never prove an excuse for neglecting the needy, but - relying upon you - may we use what we have with your blessing. In your name. Amen."

July 19

"Will you make us not only courageous, our loving Father, but willing to bear all our disappointments patiently. Instead of aiming to distinguish ourselves by brave work and actions, may we bear our own trials without complaint, and with paitience, ever aiming to help others in their need. For Jesus' sake. Amen."

May 31

"Give to us, our heavenly Father, a desire to help others. We have entered upon a new day for you. As we bow before you at this family altar may we remember that there are those in the world who have not had our privileges of knowing you. If we are stronger in faith or character, may we use our strength to help those who are weak, and do it joyfully for Christ's sake, denying ourselves. Amen."