Good Morning, God,
We give you thanks today for our week at the fair. We thank you for the opportunities to display our talents, to have our skills evaluated, to see our efforts appreciated, and to carry on a healthy, positive tradition.
Lord, participation in the fair, especially from a young age, develops in a young boy or girl, "stick-to-itiveness," pride, joy, healthy competition, grace in winning and grace in losing.
We give thanks that young people are still learning how to raise animals to be healthy, happy, productive specimens. Coincidentally, these efforts also lead to the maximum amount that the animals bring at a sale.
We give thanks that the fair is a "family affair." We give thanks for the parents who get up early to awaken their child to do the chores necessary. We are grateful for the trust and care-taking that is required for "animal-sitting" at night, all night.
We give thanks for the food contests, the sewing projects, the mid-way fun, and the shows.
Thank you, God, for a bit of Americana called the Dubois County 4-H Fair!
In Jesus' name, Amen.
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