Let us praise and thank God for all great and simple joys;<\/p>\n
For the gift of wonder and the joy of discovery; for the everlasting freshness of experience;<\/p>\n
For all that comes to us through sympathy and through sorrow, and for the joy of work attempted and achieved;<\/p>\n
For musicians, poets and craftsmen, and for all who work in form and color to increase the beauty of life;<\/p>\n
For the likeness of Christ in ordinary people, their forbearance, courage and kindness, and for all obscure and humble lives of service;<\/p>\n
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost ever world without end.<\/p>\n
–The Pastor’s Prayerbook<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Let us praise and thank God for all great and simple joys; For the gift of wonder and the joy of discovery; for the everlasting freshness of experience; For all that comes to us through sympathy and through sorrow, and…<\/span><\/p>\n