May I praise You God with every breath and for every breath, the grand, minor, and even the humbling for even they remind me of Your greatness and grace. “Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised, and His greatness is unsearchable” (Ps 145:2-3).
“Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord while I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. Do not trust in princes, in mortal man, in whom there is no salvation” (Ps 146:1-3).
Oh Lord, may I not allow the worries, demands, and hurts of the ups and downs of life to silence my praise, love, and thankfulness to You while I live. Grant me spiritual maturity to never take anything for granted and thereby fail to praise You, or, even exceedingly more evil, give your praise to me.
Thank You for continuing to grow me so that I may praise You more when I ponder the majesty of Your being, the greatness of Your creation, and those daily actions that I so easily can take for granted; may I praise you for such things as the ability to see, speak, button a shirt, or comb my hair.
I repent of such ingratitude for these, and a thousand more that I have taken for granted or selfishly complained about in some way. I praise You for the thousands of things that must operate for me even to write out this humble prayer.
May I focus upon praising you for all things and with equal dedication fight every thought or act of pride until praise is all which comes from my lips.
“Sing praise to the Lord, you His godly ones, And give thanks to His holy name” (Ps 30:4).
