A Prayer for the Headlines for Friday, May 17th

Good Morning, God,

Lord, who says exercise and fund raising be fun? Recently, about 400 people demonstrated that running and walking and being showered with powdered paint can be hugely fun!

Lord, we often thank donors when they give to our projects-those who give a dollar, ten dollars, fifty or a thousand dollars. But we don't often thank the fund raisers for a job well done, for their good efforts, for their good ideas.

So, today Lord, we thank you for endowing people with energy, intelligence, imagination and love, and their desire to use these attributes to the betterment of others.

Lord, many times in your word you speak of things that amount to good, clean fun that go toward loving our neighbor. Thank you for those who use your given gifts and skills to do so.

In Jesus name, Amen.