Prayer of Appreciation for Music

        For the music with which you have graced our lives,
                the stirring strains of challenge,
                the songs of your love and care,
                the deep notes of gratitude and joy
                that lead us to service,
                the harmonies of contentment and peace at day’s end,
                for the whole symphony of life with all its grittiness and grandeur,
        We are deeply grateful.

        Grant us again the heartfelt song
                that shall be strength for the day
                and the serenity which is life.

        Amen.





From Service of Worship, Kenilworth Union Church, Kenilworth, Illinois, March 16, 2003