“A Prayer For Godly Use Of Our Hands”

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Father, we make it our ambition to lead a quiet life, 
to mind our own business and to work with our hands, 
just as Scripture tells us. 
In doing so we provide for our families 
and tenderly hold them,
protecting them from harm's way. 
We seek not only to win our family's respect 
but also respect from outsiders who observe our Christian conduct. 
May the things we do with our hands 
and the ways we show love in our actions 
truly honor You and be a witness to others
 in the name of Jesus we pray.
 Amen.

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