Food for Thought


Say this upon arising in the morning while stretching your body:

Lord God Almighty, my Creator and Heavenly Father, as the sun from heaven shines upon and renews my body, so does the sunshine of Your great Spirit warm my mind and my soul, renewing me by the pwer of Your wondrous grace.
I am not emptying from my mind every thought, idea and memory that is not in harmony with Your goodness. I hereby drop from consciousness every selfish, evil and unworthy thought. I let go all uncharitable attitudes, every fear and every vestige of ill will and resentment. As my mind is now emptied and clean of every unhealthy thought, You are now filling it with thoughts of goodness, love and faith. Thank You, dear Lord, for I can feel at this moment Your freshening and renewing power. And it feels so wonderfully good! Thank you, thank You.

Formula for Thanksgiving

Thank You, O Creator, for my wonderful body which only You can make; for my strong heart, my good stomach, my healthy liver, for my keen eyes, my sensitive ears and my brain; all parts of my body are now serving me as well as when I was a youth. Then, Heavenly Father, thank You for that immortal part of me, my soul, which I place once again in Your keeping. I affirm my desire to serve You all the days of my life until evening falls and I enter into rest and on into eternal life, still with You whom I have loved always. Thank You for Your gracious forgiveness and for the peace of mind You are giving me every day all the way.

These are from Norman Vincent Peale's The Positive Principle Today.