1. Prayer of Thanksgiving Dear God…

2. I want to thank you for what you have already done…

3. I am not going to wait until I have less demands, less pressure, less homework and fewer assignments …

4. I am not going to wait until people say they are sorry or until they stop talking about me …

5. I am not going to wait until my parents are reconciled and the house is peaceful …

6. I am not going to wait until I am on the Honour Roll or receive an M.V.P. award …

7. I am not going to wait until I have saved enough money to attend college or university…

8. I am going to thank you right now.

9. I am not going to wait until I have a part-time job or until I get a raise…

10. I am not going to wait until I feel better or things look better…

11. I am not going to wait until the pain in my body disappears…

12. I am not going to wait until I understand every experience in my life that has caused me grief…

13. I am not going to wait until the journey gets easier or the challenges are removed…

14. I am thanking you right now.

15. I am thanking you because I am alive. I am thanking you because I made it through today's difficulties. I am thanking you because I have walked around the obstacles.

16. I am thanking you because I have the ability and the opportunity to do more and do better.

17. I'm thanking you Father, because you haven't given up on me. Amen