Tonight, Lord, I want to pray for
Mary, Chris, Spencer and Max.
I don't know their last names
but I'm confident that you know
exactly who I mean.
At various times I saw each of them
on almost a daily basis
but over the past year, one by one,
they've left and gone away
and I miss them, Lord:
Mary, Chris, Spencer and Max,
my faithful baristas
at Starbucks in Wayland...
but I shared and enjoyed those friendly ties
that bless and bond you with other souls
who share in your day to day life...
I'm grateful, Lord, for family and friends
whose love may last for a lifetime
but thankful, too, for those whose paths
align with mine, if but for a time,
who grace my days with their welcoming smiles
and make me feel at home...
So, I pray tonight
for Mary and Chris and Spencer and Max
and for all the folks who make our days
brighter and warmer, kinder and gentler,
just by their presence, their being there.
For friends like these - I thank you, Lord!
Protect us, Lord, while we're awake
and watch over us while we sleep
that awake, we might keep watch with you
and asleep, rest in your peace...
Amen.
Friends Are Friends Forever by Michael Smith
performed by Covenant Singers
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