A Cowboy's Thanksgiving Prayer

 

"The uncompromisingly righteous shall be glad in the Lord
and shall trust and take refuge in Him, and the upright
 in heart shall glory and offer praise."
(Psalm 64:10)

All Of Life's Little Wonders

(2011)

Mia DeLode

Dear Lord,

This year was rough on us cowboys

With calf prices bein' low.

And the drought, and the snow last winter

Didn't leave a lot to show.

For a lot of really hard workin'

There were times, I confess,

That I lay awake nights and wondered:

Lord, how do I get out of this mess.

But I turned it all over to you, Lord.

Put my trust in your capable hands.

And I thank you that you let us keep on

Makin' a living off of your lands.

I thank you for every morning

when the sun rose over the trees,

and spread light over the meadows,

And thanks for that cool summer breeze

That cooled sweatin' backs in the hay fields.

And thanks for new friends I made,

for the joy of seein' baby calves

curled up, asleep in the shade.

Thanks for these good friends and neighbors

and the love and the help that they give.

And I thank you Lord for these old cows

and the cowboy life they let me live.

And thank you Lord for my family

my little girl and my wife.

And for the chance we have to raise a child

to live the kind of life

That most folks only dream of

spending days outside,

Feedin' checkin' and sortin' and looking

where old cows hide.

So Lord, on Thanksgiving,

as we take a break from our chores,

We thank you for this year's blessings,

and for what you have in store.

"A Cowboy's Thanksgiving Prayer"
Steve Lucas