Let us praise and thank God for all great and simple joys;
\nFor the gift of wonder and the joy of discovery; for the everlasting freshness of experience;
\nFor all that comes to us through sympathy and through sorrow, and for the joy of work attempted and achieved;
\nFor musicians, poets and craftsmen, and for all who work in form and color to increase the beauty of life;
\nFor the likeness of Christ in ordinary people, their forbearance, courage and kindness, and for all obscure and humble lives of service;
\nGlory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost ever world without end.<\/p>\n
–Robert W. Rodenmayer, ed., The Pastor\u2019s Prayerbook: Selected and arranged for various occasions<\/strong> (New York: Oxford University Press, 1960)<\/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