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HCPT PRAYER RESOURCES 2016 HCPT (Hosanna House and Children’s Pilgrimage Trust) is a charity registered in

England & Wales (281074) and in Scotland (SC043743)

Thanks be to God! Every day we can find new ways to thank God for everything he has done for us.

Thanks Be to God! What are you thankful for right now? Can you make a video of yourself saying it? Signing it? See page 5.

Thanks be to God! That he is with us as we prepare for our pilgrimage.

MORNING PRAYERS

Starting the day with a thankful heart!

1MASS OR LITURGY OF

THE WORD Following the readings of

Easter Week in the Lourdes prayer book.

2NIGHT PRAYER

An adaptable format to thank God, and each

other for the day we have enjoyed.

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THANKS BE TO GOD! We’ve made it! Hello! Welcome to Lourdes 2016. Here are your prayer resources which you might like to use with your group. We hope you will find they enhance your group’s time together.

Use as much or as little as you like. The people in your group are of course the greatest resource of all. Each day you might have:

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CONTENTS

PRAYER FOR HCPT PILGRIMAGES IN 2016 We thank you for bringing us together in Lourdes and for watching over our HCPT family for the past 60 years. Through this pilgrimage we ask you to change our lives and the lives of all who support us. With the help of Our Lady and Saint Bernadette, make us always thankful for your goodness and willing to help each other. Through Christ Our Lord.

Amen

The Pilgrimage Prayer for 2016

Using the Easter Pilgrimage Prayer Book (LPB)

About the contents of this booklet, and accessing digital content

Recurring ideas related to this year’s theme

Thanks be to God art activity & Signing “Thanks be to God”.

Night Prayer: First Night in Lourdes (not everyone arrives the same day!)

First Full day (or days if you have been here since Sunday)

Morning Prayer Tuesday

Night Prayer Tuesday (after the torchlight)

Morning prayer Wednesday

Night prayer Wednesday

Thursday: Thanks Be to God! A very big birthday.

Friday

Morning prayer for the last morning in Lourdes

Additional resources: Colouring pages, word search, songsheets

Liturgy for the Year of Mercy and the Holy Door

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LOURDES PRAYER BOOK - LPB

The prayer resources in this booklet will follow the gospels and the readings of the day in the HCPT Easter pilgrimage Prayer Book. Hymn numbers will refer to them as LPB numbers! It contains prayers for the baths, water liturgy, the sacrament of the sick and the stations of the cross.

What is this? This is a QR code. You can scan it with a smartphone or tablet (download a QR reading app) and it will take you to additional resources such as songs or videos which can add an extra dimension to your prayer time. If you have access to the internet in your hotel you may be able to

show montages of photographs etc during times of reflection and watch some of the HCPT's jubilee films. There is a google drive, to which we have added some items! Try it!

Of course, all groups have their own little traditions with their group candles etc. Here we hope to offer you some additional ideas which you can adapt for your own purposes.

You can pick and choose from the following pages as much or as little as you like.

Your group chaplain may, of course, want to use their own resources.

Each page is intended for use by the person leading the group's prayer activity. Additional "child friendly" photocopiables and resources are all together at the back of the booklet.

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RECURRING IDEAS RELATED TO OUR THEME, AND DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY “Diamond of the Day” Each day we can thank God for our experience of Lourdes through a different “Diamond of the Day” A figure who can form the focus of our prayer.

Day 1 and 2: Bernadette - who answered Mary’s call.

Tuesday: Mary - Who asked us to come in procession - the focus is on the Torchlight Procession.

Wednesday: Jesus - As we go in the baths and remember our baptism, and find out about meeting Jesus in a special way during the Mass, and tomorrow in the Blessed Sacrament Procession

Thursday: God Our heavenly Father, as we experience God’s love, and give thanks for 60 years of HCPT

Friday: The Holy Spirit - our helper and guide as we say “Thanks be to God” for our week together and look forward to returning home renewed and filled with God’s spirit.

“Share the Sparkle” In your group bag you will have a diamond, in a special bag. At prayerful moments across the week you may like to “share the sparkle” and pass the diamond around the group, welcoming people’s contributions as they are invited to share their thoughts or prayers whilst they are holding it.

Because different groups arrive on different days, the resources to be used at the beginning and end of the week are flexible. For example, one night you may wish to have night prayer at the Grotto. Sharing the story of Bernadette’s experiences at the place where it all happened may make it all the more special.

THE TRUST PRAYER The HCPT Trust Prayer is said at HCPT events and was written by our founder Brother Michael Strode.

Dear Loving God, in Lourdes, Where Mary came and spoke with Bernadette, She showed your love for us In a wonderful way. Thank you for touching us With your love. Help us to bring your love To all those we are able to help, Especially our families, our friends, And all those we meet in the Trust Always and forever. Amen.

Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us.

St Bernadette, pray for us.

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TRUST-WIDE ACTIVITIES THANKS BE TO GOD FOR…. We would like all groups to come up with a BIG and BOLD piece of art work, showing what your group are thankful for. It would be great if everyone in the group could make a big picture showing someone or something you want to say THANKS BE TO GOD for. . .

Look out for instructions in The Tatler to tell you where to take them. They might end up on the Big Screens during the Trust Mass. They might be processed in during the liturgy. That is why it is a good idea to put them on card, so that they are not floppy!

SIGNING FOR THANKS BE TO GOD…

Here is a video of some of our children showing us the Makaton signs for Thanks be to God!

The sign for “thanks” is this:

The sign for “God” is this:

So now when we say “Thanks be to God!” you can sign it as well!

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NIGHT PRAYER First night in LourdesMusic As I kneel before you : LPB 3

Group Candle The group candle can be blest and lit for the first time in Lourdes. As it is lit, invite everyone to begin thinking of their favourite part of the day.

Activity Group leader to put all group members in pairs or threes. Ask them to find out about each other, through questions such as: What are they most looking forward to about the pilgrimage? Who lives in their house at home? Then ask them to introduce their partner to the rest of the group. Can we remember everyone’s names?

Story Here is a Link the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection told with Lego. If you can’t see it, use the same story from the Lourdes Prayer Book.

Reflection: Who went to anoint Jesus’ body? What had happened? How did they feel? Would they want to thank God?

At first the women were worried and sad. Do we want to say thank you for things that make us worried or sad? Not usually! But at that point the women didn't realise that something wonderful had happened! Now we know what really happened, we can say “Thanks be to God” for raising Jesus to new life. We thank God that death isn't the end.

Prayer The response to the prayers is: Thanks be to God!

Thanks be to God!

Prayer: For all the people we have met today

Response: Thanks be to God!

Prayer: For all the people who have helped us on our journey

Response: Thanks be to God!

Prayer: For our families and friends at home

Response: Thanks be to God!

Prayer: For giving us Jesus who shares his love and life with us

Response: Thanks be to God!

Prayer: For our HCPT family who have come together from all over the world for this special week in Lourdes.

Response: Thanks be to God!

Now it is chance to add your own to the end! Go round until you run out of things to be thankful for!

Song Be Not Afraid : LPB 10

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MORNING PRAYER First Day in LourdesMusic Thank you for giving me this Morning (See back of book for words and Music)

Group Candle As we light the candle we think “Thanks be to God” for being with us on our first night away from home.

Prayer for Travellers

May the God who called our father Abraham to journey into the unknown, and guarded him and blessed him, protect us too and bless our journey. May His confidence support us as we set out, may His spirit be with us on the way, and may He lead us back to our homes in peace. Those we love, we commend to His care. He is with them, we shall not fear. As for ourselves, may His presence be our companion, so that blessing may come to us and to everyone we meet. Blessed are you, Lord, Whose presence travels with His people. Amen

Today’s “Diamond of the Day” is St Bernadette.We say “Thanks be to God” for her, because she answered Mary’s invitation to come to the Grotto. How is Bernadette like the children in our group? She was 14 at the time of Mary’s visits to her. She had asthma, she missed a lot of school due to illness, her dad had no job, she lived in poverty, but she didn't complain.

Story Listen to Bernadette’s account of the apparitions from page 6 of the Lourdes prayer book.

Activity Can you act out the part of the story where Bernadette goes to tell the priest the Lady’s name? You will need 4 group members to be the narrator, Mary, Bernadette and the priest, Fr Peyramale.

Optional props: a piece of paper and a pen.

(Bernadette and Fr Peyramale standing near each other. Mary slightly apart from them.)

Narrator: Everyone wanted to know who the lady was.

Bernadette: She wants us to build a church and have a procession.

Fr Peyramale: Well, if we are going to do that, then we need to know who she is! Ask her what her name is.

Narrator: So, Bernadette kept asking the lady.

Bernadette: What is your name? Please tell us!

Narrator: The lady just smiled. So Bernadette took paper and a pen. Finally, she raised her eyes to heaven and said...

Mary: I am the Immaculate conception.

Narrator: Bernadette kept saying the name over and over again, so that she didn't forget it.

Bernadette: I am the immaculate conception... I am the immaculate conception... I am the immaculate conception...

Narrator: And went all the way back to Fr Peyramale.

Fr Peyramale: Did she tell you her name?

Bernadette: She said; I am the immaculate conception.

Narrator: Fr Peyramale was amazed! He knew that this unusual name meant that this lady was truly Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Prayer Hail Mary. . .

Song As I Kneel Before you LPB 8

Diamond of the Day

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NIGHT PRAYER Night Prayer 2 Music Father in my life I see LPB 83

Group Candle As we light the candle we think of something we are going to say Thanks Be to God for today. The love we experience on the pilgrimage is God’s gift of His love to us.

Passing the diamond around the group. As you hold the Diamond, you might like to say Thanks be to God For…. And add your own thing, inviting the whole group to join you in thanking God.

As you hold the diamond: Thanks Be to God for ___________ All: Thanks be to God for _____ (repeat what they said)

Story Today’s diamond of the day was St Bernadette. If you didn’t get chance to act out the story this morning, perhaps you could do it now! Or maybe you would like to do it again with a different cast?

Or move on to the next part of the Story…

The beautiful lady who appeared to Bernadette above a rosebush in the grotto of Massabielle was God's Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary. She appeared to Bernadette eighteen times and spoke with her. She told Bernadette that she should pray for sinners.

Many people did not believe Bernadette when she spoke of her vision. She had to suffer a lot. But one day Our Lady told Bernadette to dig in the mud. As she did, a spring of water began to flow. The next day it continued to grow larger and larger. Many miracles happened when people began to use this water.

When Bernadette was older, she became a sister. She was always very humble and did not want to be praised. She did not want to receive special treatment just because she had actually seen the Blessed Virgin.

Although her own health was poor, she helped care for the sick and elderly sisters. She died in 1879 at the age of thirty-six. Her last words were: "Holy Mary, pray for me, a poor sinner."

Reflection: We have seen the church that Bernadette was asked to build, and we have seen the spring. May they help us to have more faith, and trust God because we have seen them, and been there ourselves.

Prayer Hail Mary.

Song Seek Ye First LPB 100

Activity

Share the Sparkle

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MORNING PRAYER Tuesday Morning PrayerMusic O Mary our Mother (The Lourdes Hymn which we will sing again at the Torchlight Procession

tonight) LPB 93

Group Candle As we light the candle this morning, we think about our mother’s or the people who look after us every day.

Mary, God’s mother is our diamond for today. Everyone has or has had a mother, so let’s say Thanks Be to God for everyone who looks after us, as Mary looked after Jesus when he was growing up. We don’t know much about Jesus when he was young, but we can presume that he did all the usual things that children do, including worry his mother by going missing.

Story Mary loses Jesus in the temple. When Jesus was twelve years old, Mary and Joseph took him with them to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover. On the way home there was such a huge crowd, they did not know Jesus wasn't with them. When they went back they found him in the Temple talking to the teachers and the doctors of the law. He told them, "Did you not know that I must be about my Father's business?" He went back to Nazareth and was obedient to them. Jesus grew in wisdom, stature, and in favour with God and men.

Activity As you colour the picture from the back of the booklet (labelled Tuesday Morning) you could think of these questions

Have any of the helpers in your group ever been lost? What is it like when we get lost? How do we keep safe in Lourdes? Who would be very worried if we got lost?

There is a colouring picture to go with this story in the additional resources at the back of the book.

We pray for our mothers and carers at home: Dear Lord, thank you for our mums and dads and all the people who look after us and love us. Sorry for the times we worry them, or upset them, or forget how hard they work to look after us. Please fill their hearts with your love, so that they know we are grateful for everything they do for us, even if we don't say thank you. Amen.

Song Rise and Shine or Christ Be Our Light 123

Diamond of the Day

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NIGHT PRAYER Tuesday Night Prayer Tonight we have had the torchlight procession and will probably

be off to bed very soon!

Music Magnificat LPB 89

Group Candle Think about what you will be thanking God most for tonight.

Passing round the Diamond. As you hold the Diamond, you might like to say Thanks be to God For…. And add your own thing, inviting the whole group to join you in thanking God.

As you hold the diamond: Thanks Be to God for ___________ All: Thanks be to God for _____ (repeat what they said)

Prayer Dear Lord

We ask you to bless us tonight, after the wonderful time we have had at the torchlight procession. Thank you for light, and warmth, friendship and love.

Amen

Activity

Share the Sparkle

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MORNING PRAYER Wednesday Morning PrayerMusic Thank you for giving me the morning (At the end of this booklet).

Group Candle Jesus comes to us in a special way at Mass. As we light the candle, can you remember your first communion? If you haven’t made your first communion, then think of a time when someone thanked you for doing something for them.

Today, our diamond is Jesus. Tomorrow we will spend time with Jesus at the Blessed Sacrament Procession, and of course every time we are at Mass.

Mary appeared in Lourdes so that more people would get them message about her son Jesus. God wants us to know that he loves us very much.

Story Today’s gospel in the Lourdes Prayer Book (Page 31) is The Story of Jesus appearing on the Road to Emmaus. The disciples recognised Jesus when he broke the bread.

Thanks be to God!

You will need a large pieces of white card!

It is advisable that you begin this task earlier in the week, but if you haven’t done it yet, let’s do it today!

On a large piece of white card draw or paint the main thing in your life that you want to say “Thanks be to God” for!

Make it big, make it bold! keep an eye on the Tatler for further instructions as to where to take them…

Prayer Our Father…

Song O Let all who thirst (see back of booklet)

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NIGHT PRAYER Wednesday Night PrayerMusic

Group Candle Thanks Be to God! What will you say thank you for today?

Activity Tomorrow we will spend time with Jesus at the Blessed Sacrament Procession.

Passing round the Diamond. As you hold the Diamond, you might like to say Thanks Be to God for something you have enjoyed most today.

Discussion

Song Be Still for the Presence of the Lord LPB 13

Tomorrow afternoon, after our Trust Mass, we will again gather together in this beautiful place with God’s creation smiling on us and his sunshine making everything bright for our Blessed Sacrament Procession (Even if it is raining). This is a special time to spend with Jesus as he is with us in the bread. It isn't like Mass, where we go up to communion. It is time to simply be with Jesus, and to pray.

This is Jesus himself walking among us.

We could imagine that we are like those five thousand people who were sat around to listen to him and to marvel as he fed them all with the five loaves and the two fish that the little boy brought for his packed lunch. We can think of the times that the disciples sat and listened to his wonderful teaching which he gave them with great authority because He was the living God, present among them as a man.

Discuss the following:

1. Why is the blessed sacrament procession so special to us?

2. What does we mean by “Jesus himself walking among us”

Activity

Share the Sparkle

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Father, I Adore You.

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MORNING PRAYER Thursday Morning This morning we are off to the Trust Mass

Song Rise and Shine!

God is our Diamond of the day today. Because we say Thanks Be to God for 60 years of HCPT.

Prayer So, before we head to the Underground Basilica let us say the Trust’s prayer

Dear Loving God, in Lourdes, Where Mary came and spoke with Bernadette, She showed your love for us In a wonderful way. Thank you for touching us With your love. Help us to bring your love To all those we are able to help, Especially our families, our friends, And all those we meet in the Trust Always and forever. Amen.

Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us.

St Bernadette, pray for us.

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NIGHT PRAYER Thursday Night PrayerMusic and lighting of group candle.

Be Still for the Presence of the Lord LPB 13

Passing round the Diamond. As you hold the Diamond, you might like to say Thanks Be to God for something you have enjoyed most today! What a day it has been.

Story Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do… for I am gentle and humble of heart.

Reflection: This was the Gospel at the Trust Mass today. We don't have to be famous, important or very clever to understand God's love for us.

Dear God,

Thank you for all the love you give us. We have heard your message. Thank you for revealing it to us all. Thank you for showing that we don't have to be very rich, important, famous or clever. We are very very important and loved just as we all are. You have made us all as we are, as part of your plan for the world.

Thank you for blessing the HCPT since it's tiny beginning, into the big family it is today, so that we have all had the opportunity to come to know your son Jesus better.

Amen

Invite the group to spend some time in quiet prayer listening to the music and looking at the photos.

The HCPT started from one tiny group, from Chailey Heritage. Then, they joined up with the National Schoolís pilgrimage, travelling with children from St Josephs Primary school in Haywards Heath.

Now it has spread all over the world. You are part of something very special. How are you going to help it grow?

Song As I Kneel before you LPB 8

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MORNING PRAYER Friday MorningMusic Give Thanks With A Grateful Heart : In the back of this booklet.

Group Candle Year of Mercy:

The Holy Spirit helps us do kind things for others these are called acts of Mercy. Here is an explanation of the holy door:

Activity One of the things that Mary asked Bernadette to do was dig in the mud in the floor of the grotto. When she did, there was a small dirty trickle of water. It became stronger, and bubbled into a spring of clean water.

This water is still flowing today. People who come to Lourdes can drink, wash and bathe in this water. You can take Lourdes water home in a bottle.

When your group goes to the baths, or washes at the taps, then you can experience it for yourself. Helping someone wash is an act of mercy, picture this story…

Story Taken from http://www.cathchild.org.uk/resources/resource/

Close your eyes. You are Peter, Jesus’ disciple. You are in Jerusalem, on your way to have supper with Jesus and the other disciples. How do you feel about this? (PAUSE) You walk down the street in the Lower City. The sounds of the bustling market surround you. You hear the clatter of hooves and smell the scent of perfumes in the markets. You hear the sounds of people’s voices. What can you hear them say? (PAUSE) You feel your tunic scratch against your arms. It has been a long, hot day. Your leather sandals rub against your feet. As you pass houses the smells of supper follow you. What are you thinking? (PAUSE) You approach a wooden door. You lift up your hand to push the door open. The room is full of people. How do they greet you? (PAUSE) You see everybody move to sit down around the low table. You sit down on the floor next to Jesus. How do you feel about this? (PAUSE) You can smell the salted fish and fresh bread that has been prepared for your supper. You are very hungry. Jesus is silent. All of a sudden you see him stand up, take off his outer tunic, and tie a towel around his waist. What do you think he is doing? (PAUSE) Jesus picks up a jug of water to the side, pours it into a basin and kneels beside the disciple sitting opposite you. What look do you see on the disciple’s face as Jesus washes his feet? (PAUSE) You see Jesus walking towards you with the basin. Jesus stops, and looks closely at you. You can feel the eyes of all of the disciples watching you. How do you feel? (PAUSE) Jesus kneels at your feet. You say "Never at any time will you wash my feet!" Why do you say this? (PAUSE) Jesus looks up to you and says "If I do not wash your feet you will no longer be my disciple." How does this make you feel? (PAUSE) You say to Jesus, "Lord, do not wash only my feet, then! Wash my hands and head, too!” Jesus pours the cooling water on your hot, sore feet. How does it feel? (PAUSE) You see Jesus walking around the room, washing all of the disciples’ feet in turn. You see Jesus put his outer garment back on and return to sit on the floor next to you. You look around the table. How have the other disciples reacted to what has happened? (PAUSE) Jesus explains why he has washed your feet. He says “I am telling you the truth: slaves are never greater than their master, and messengers are never greater than the one who sent them.” What do you think Jesus means by this? (PAUSE) How do you feel about Jesus washing your feet? Are you happy? Or unhappy? Do you want to say something to Jesus? Or ask him a question? (PAUSE)

Prayer Prayer for 2016- see page 2

Song Thank you for giving me the morning (At the end of this booklet).

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NIGHT PRAYER Final Night Prayer

Music Do not be afraid I am with you ( I will come to you in the silence) See the back of the booklet.

Group Candle Maybe tonight you will take your candle down to the Grotto, to burn in Lourdes long after we have all gone home.

Diamond of the day: As you pass around the diamond, nominate another group member and say why they were a precious diamond today!

For example: Clare is a Diamond because she helped me find my lost brush.

Mark is a diamond, because he made me really proud when he read a bidding prayer at Mass.

Story Is there a story from earlier in the week which has particularly resonated with your group? You could read it again, or read today’s gospel again and reflect on it.

Souvenirs!!! What souvenirs have you bought? (Maybe show them) In Lourdes we get to experience something incredible, and so we want to take something home, to remind ourselves of it. But somehow, these little objects can’t capture the magic of what we have been through, they can only jog our memories once we are back home.

And so the greatest souvenir of all is God’s love that we have found here. The Love that Jesus has for us. So, let’s have some quiet time with Jesus, and this prayer is another sort of souvenir to take home. You can do it whenever you like, alone or in groups. And maybe like Bernadette, return to the grotto every day in your heart.

Silent Prayer This is a copy of a prayer card from Br Michael, the doctor who started HCPT. Adapted from Fr John Dalrymple.

Silent Prayer

Sometimes you may feel that thinking about God, or even talking to Him is not enough - you want God Himself!

At such times, choose a word like ‘Jesus’ or ‘Father” which will remind you of his love for you.

Keep on saying the word slowly with plenty of silences in between.

In those silences we place the love which is in our hearts. . . . and allow God-space to enter in.

Love grows in silence.

Silence leaves space for God.

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MORNING PRAYER Final MorningMusic As I kneel before you LPB 8

Prayer for Travellers

May the God who called our father Abraham to journey into the unknown, and guarded him and blessed him, Protect us too and bless our journey. May his confidence support us as we set out, May his spirit be with us on the way, and may he lead us back to our homes in peace. Those we love, we commend to his care. He is with them, we shall not fear. As for ourselves, May his presence be our companion, so that blessing may come to us and to everyone we meet. Blessed are you, O Lord, Whose presence travels with his people. Amen

Prayer Hail Mary…

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ADORATION APPARITIONS

BASILICA BERNADETTE

GROTTO HCPT

LOURDES LOVE MARY

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2. Thank you for all my brothers and sisters. Thank you for everyone that lives. Thank you for even greatest enemies I can forgive.

3. Thank you for many little sorrows. Thank you for ev’ry kindly word. Thank you for ev’rywhere your guidance reaches ev’ry land.

4. Thank you, I see your Word has meaning. Thank you, I know your Spirit here. Thank you because you love all people, those both far and near.

5. Thank you, O Lord, you spoke unto us. Thank you that for our words you care. Thank you, O Lord, you came among us, bread and wine to share.

6. Thank you, O Lord, your love is boundless. Thank you that I am full of you. Thank you, you made me feel so glad and thankful as I do.