"Dear Jesus"

Dear Jesus (with no apologies to Santa),

It’s Christmas Day 2009. Wow. This year has flown by. I want to send you my “lists” to thank you for what you have and are blessing me with and to ask for prayer.

So here they are:

Here is my “ thank you list” for 2009:










Thank you for being born !
Thank you for the Cross !
Thank you for eternal life !
Thank you for forgiveness of my sins !
Thank you for your grace, mercy and love every day !
Thank you for making it so easy for us: “Love the Lord your God with all you heart, mind, soul, and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself”
Thank you for your Holy Word !
Thank you for Will, Victoria, and Peter !
Thank you for Will graduating from Full Sail !
Thank you for Victoria graduating this next May !
Thank you for Peter and his intelligence !
Thank you for my mother !
Thank you for my father who inspires me to this day ! Love you Pops !
Thank you for awesome Christian music !
Thank you for believing in me Jesus !
Thank you for giving me the strength to pray in spite of circumstances and what others say !
Thank you for awesome brothers & sisters in the Lord who I count as friends and for those who did not give me on or abandon me !
Thank you for everyone who prays for me !
Thank you for my church !
Thank you for my pastor and his messages from you Lord !
Thank you for providing for my needs in a very difficult year !
Thank you for keeping me “pressing on” and encouraging me in my job hunt !
Thank you for enabling me to lose weight !
Thank you for enjoying with my kids watching both the Steelers win the Super Bowl and the Penguins win the Stanley Cup ! (and for taking Will to game#6 of the Stanley Cup Finals)

Here is my “prayer list” for the rest of 2009 & 2010:

Keep my eyes focused on you Jesus

Help me to spend time in your Holy Word, and prayer

I pray for peace for my family

A job to be able to provide for my children and myself

That I can get debts on their way to getting paid off and start to rebuild my savings

That my friendships grow and prosper in you Jesus

For those who have chosen not to communicate with me or have ill will towards me that I pray for them

Bless me with continuing to lose weight & exercise more

To enjoy all three of my children and that all of their needs are met

To enjoy my mother and that all of her needs are met

I pray you bless my children, mother, family & friends that they all may experience your love, grace, mercy, and peace for the remainder of this year 2009 and for 2010

Your humble servant,

Bill