I suppose that in this, it could easily be a prayer of thanksgiving to God. for those of you who are not of the religious sort, dinnae be offended by my faith. please. it's like being offended by a soldier who saved your life because he carries a gun and walks a different path than you.

anyhoo.

God Almighty, You have done so much for me.

You have given me a wonderful (ablight occasionally irritating) family, a dry, solid home, plentiful food to eat, and have endowed myself and my family with talents and gifts just bursting out of our pores.

Thank you.

Thank you for my gifts, my tender heart, my love for others, my talents with my hands, through metal and words.

Thank you for all of my friends, both in person, and via the internet, for all the laughter and joy and good times and memories they have brought me.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to go to college, and learn with other keen young students.

Thank you for making me different than other men, and for helping my parents raise me as a gentleman, and a warrior of Christ.

Thank you for your son's sacrifice on the cross, for the sake of all of our sins, past, present, and future.

Thank you for your love for us.

Thank you for always forgiving us.

Thank you. I love you, and am unworthy of your love, much less your forgiveness, yet through your son, I am made whole and pure anew. I thank you. Thank you.

In Your name I praise,

Amen