Occasional Prayers

O God, our heavenly Father, we thank thee for the beauty of the world around us. We thank thee for the love of our parents and our friends, for work and play, for food and clothing, and for all the happiness of life. But most of all we thank thee for the birth of Jesus Christ, thy Son, for the example of his life, and for the love which made him die for us. And we pray that we may ever serve him faithfully and fight his battles; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord.