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JANUARY

January 1 Morning
New Year's

As we gather around the festive board this beautiful New Year's Day, we thank Thee dear Lord for Thy goodness to us, and pray God the hungry everywhere may be fed. Be with us during this day, guide and keep us, we ask in His name.
Amen.

January 1 Noonday
New Year's Prayer

O God, our good desires fulfil;
The bad do Thou restrain;
Reveal to us Thy Holy Will,
And make our duty plain.

Sustain us by Thy heavenly grace
And all our needs supply,
Help us to run the heavenly race
With Jesus ever nigh.
Amen.

January 1 Evening
New Year's Day

We ask Heaven's blessing to descend on the food which is before us. May this New Year find us more willing to do Thy bidding, for Christ's sake.
Amen.

January 2

For the continuance of Thy loving kindness unto us, we give Thee all thanks, O Lord. Fulfil all our needs and save us, for Jesus' sake. Amen.

January 3

For every gift of nature and of grace, for our heavenly vision of Thee, for all blessings within and without, for all that Thy love has yet in store for us, O God, we give Thee gracious thanks. Through Christ Jesus. Amen.

January 4

Thou knowest what things we have need of, even before we ask Thee. In Thy mercy behold our present wants and be ever gracious unto Thy servants, for Christ's sake.
Amen.

January 5

Wherein we have done amiss, we humbly crave Thy forgiveness, O Father in Heaven. Draw near to us now and overshadow us with Thy great goodness, for Jesus' sake.
Amen.

January 6

O God let all the world bless Thee, for there is none without the token of Thy favor. We, the children of Thy love, rejoice to acknowledge Thy goodness. Grant that we may of Thy mercy inherit the eternal blessedness of Heaven.
Amen.

January 7

Make us slow to forget Thee, O God, as we have reason to remember Thee constantly. Hast Thou not supplied all our wants ? In all that Thou dost for us, may Thy holy name be glorifed.
Amen.

January 8

Every creature, O God, is the recipient of Thy grace. Make us all more thankful to Thee, and help us to praise and serve Thee, for Thy name's sake.
Amen.

January 9

In Thy great love, dear Lord, Thou didst go through the shadows and gloom and the agony of Mount Calvary, in order that we might know the brightness, the gladness, the glory of Paradise. Through all our lives Thy love has never failed us, and we would commemorate it again as we are gathered around this table of Thy bounty.
Amen.

January 10

Thou hast saved and preserved us, O Lord, and may we by our lives never bring reproach upon the name of Jesus, but ever learn to live for Thee, and to Thy honor.
Amen.

January 11

We thank Thee, Father, for the measure of health and strength we have, wherewith to do our daily work and to serve Thee. Keep us healthful, useful and faithful, for the Christ's sake.
Amen.

January 12

When all Thy mercies, O my God !
My rising soul surveys,
Transported with the view, I'm lost
In wonder, love and praise.
Ten thousand thousand precious gifts
Our daily thanks employ.
Nor is the least a cheerful heart
That tastes those gifts with joy.
Amen.

January 13

All and more than all we need, O Lord, Thou hast given to us. May we thank Thee humbly and serve Thee willingly. Save us from all sin.
Amen.

January 14

Lord, wilt Thou never cease Thy kindly care over us, and may we also continue unceasingly to bless Thee for all Thy past and present blessings.
Amen.

January 15

God, be merciful unto us, and bless us, and make Thy face to shine upon us, that Thy way may be known upon earth, Thy saving health among all nations. Then shall the earth yield her increase, and God, even our own God, shall bless us.
Amen.

January 16

Teach us, Jesus, that as we have done unto the least of Thy brethren we have done unto Thee. Grant that this food may strengthen us in body and mind to serve Thee by doing good unto our fellowmen.
Amen.

January 17

We are bound to Thee, O Lord, by the ties of a great love. May that love lead us into the paths of duty, that as Thou hast done mercifully unto us, so may we evertry to be worthy of Thee.
Amen.

January 18

Blessed be the Lord for all his mercies, for giving us food to eat and raiment to wear, and for delivering us from many evils which our sins have justly deserved. We thank Thee, especially, O Lord, for the gift of Jesus Christ, Thy Son, for whose sake we pray Thee to pardon our offences, and to receive our souls.
Amen.

January 19

Do Thou bless our meal to-day, and may Thy Spiritual Presence fill us with gratitude for all these abundant blessings.
Amen.

January 20

Grant, Lord, to provide clothing and shelterfor the poor this day. Feed the hungry, and soothe the sick. May Thy Spirit of Good fill all our hearts as we recive of Thee. We give Thee every thanks.
Amen.

January 21

Let us with a gldstone mind,
Praise the Lord for he is kind:
All things living he doth feed;
His full hand supplies their need:
For his mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.
Amen.

January 22

Give us grace to be grateful for the blessings which Thou hast so bountifully spread before us to-day. In Thine own name.
Amen.

January 23

O Thou who satisfiest our mouths with the good things, we praise Thee for Thy gracious providence, and invoke Thy blessing as we partake.
Amen.

January 24

Again, Lord, Thou hast shown forth Thy mighty love in providing us this food. May we devote its sustaining power to the cause for which Thou wouldst have us labor. Bless all that is undertaken for Thee, in Jesus' name.
Amen.

January 25

O Lord, we thank Thee for these mercies and the food laid before us. Help us to realize Thy great favors to us and let our health and strength be devoted to Thy work.
Amen.

January 26

We give Thee thanks, for life and all its blessings. Give Thou this food to nourish our bodies, and Thy Word of Truth to sustain our souls.
Amen.

January 27

While satisfying our physcial hunger and thrist, grant us, Lord, to have that more blessed Hunger and Thrist after righteousness. Protect us from unworthy desires and ambitions. Show us what is Thy gracious will for us, and accept all our thanks.
Amen.

January 28

What is Man, O Lord, that Thou art mindful of him? And yet we give Thee thanks that we are the constant objects of all Thy love and watchcare.
Amen.

January 29

We thank Thee, O Lord, for the food provided us each day and we pray that it shall strengthen our love for Thee and give us the spirit to enter into Thy work.
Amen.

January 30

We need no greater proof of Thy love than the blessings Thou dost continually shower upon us. The sunshine and the rain both in their own way minister to us. So also do joy and sorrow, if in the midst of them we have the faith to remember Thee. Grant us this faith, for Christ's sake.
Amen.

January 31

Thou hast dealt kindly with us, Heavenly Father, in giving the grace of comfort. We rejoice in the privilege of acknowledging all again unto Thee with thanksgiving.
Amen.