A BLESSING FOR OUR YOUTH MINISTRY

May our minds be open to new learning.
May we think loving thoughts, and may we use our minds to know God.
We give thanks for our minds
and ask God’s blessing upon us.
Amen.

May our eyes see the gifts and goodness of each person in our family
and may we see God in all creation and in all people.
We give thanks for the gift of sight
and ask God’s blessing upon us.
Amen.

May we listen with love to one another in our family,
and may we always listen to God’s voice in our hearts.
We give thanks for the gift of hearing
and ask God’s blessing upon us.
Amen.

May we speak only words of kindness and gentleness to one another
and may we speak often to God in prayer.
We give thanks for the gift of speech
and ask God’s blessing upon us.
Amen.

May we reach out to help one another, and to lend a helping hand to others in need.
May we touch one another only in kindness and gentleness.
We give thanks for our hands
and ask God’s blessing upon us.
Amen.

May our feet carry us out into the world and then safely back home again.
May they allow us to walk side-by-side with each other throughout our lives.
We give thanks for our feet
and ask God’s blessing upon us.
Amen.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever.
Amen.