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Every single evening
T+ u4 a0 `- H! [! Y3 EAs I'm lying here in bed,
4 F! F0 w0 K/ e% J; rThis tiny little Prayer
. p$ M- a+ P5 i2 b, Q% y# tKeeps running through my head:
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God bless all my family
3 ^9 Z& h0 s# K' T7 A7 EWherever they may be,
. A k$ w8 U* ~& |4 `7 k: } MKeep them warm 5 K9 X/ Z' U" v+ [
And safe from harm
: `4 k# e: e3 Q; SFor they're so close to me.
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! C* G6 @2 G1 u/ B3 P dAnd God, there is one more thing
! F+ C X: Y+ ~2 }# ZI wish that you could do; : W" d5 }+ V; Z: U" X; ~3 E
Hope you don't mind me asking, ! e; {8 V. Q6 ]: o) I( O! x0 k# A, ?
Please bless my computer too. % U5 i, f: \; I a
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Now I know that it's unusual 4 b" C8 V( w. z. L' h" X2 l9 k" Y' @7 `! J
To Bless a motherboard, ! }0 S" R- ]# T4 C3 u7 |" R B% b. P
But listen just a second
# i- V0 U! n0 zWhile I explain it to you, Lord. + j4 x4 i! d, F5 |' }- g
+ [) p+ E0 }& x. _You see, that little metal box ' n; D6 q9 B2 V2 h) E: m$ O
Holds more than odds and ends; 7 T- T: g9 l+ M% e
Inside those small compartments
. s' l: ]5 ]( f, I' D) E8 GRest so many of my friends.
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/ A: |/ c# ^7 LI know so much about them 1 ~- |9 N# v6 Q7 f
By the kindness that they give,
+ G7 T4 T% R* BAnd this little scrap of metal
9 p1 F, A' b& T5 T/ U4 e/ QTakes me in to where they live. ) e: F$ s" F) x% M+ O* ?
, ]& w2 q: }% z6 j. QBy faith is how I know them 1 S2 b0 l! Q9 i0 U# W
Much the same as you.
* L. B8 L0 A: p+ Y+ `( N# w% DWe share in what life brings us
% C$ w! f. {7 x. B% l* rAnd from that our friendships grew.
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5 K6 Z; @- r0 A& G$ G: YPlease take an extra minute 1 T" }: q6 e. E$ @
From your duties up above, ( P3 P: l7 p! g5 T1 r9 V% \
To bless those in my address book 8 Z& A3 [* t# O8 Q: W
That's filled with so much love.
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Wherever else this prayer may reach & P$ {: s* H1 o2 {) X" N# `
To each and every friend,
. E( P! y' E+ F2 Z" qBless each e-mail inbox
1 u7 }/ u, E0 K4 L/ \And each person who hits 'send'. / ~5 b9 E% b! Z# o! e" o
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When you update your Heavenly list
( \7 K) U/ k# A. IOn your own Great CD-ROM,
9 N' I4 w: g9 h% F* Q( H0 I- dBless everyone who says this prayer
/ X5 O6 F" E/ v+ z# ~Sent up to GOD.Com
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' h+ P5 s, h GAMEN
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