Happy All Saints Day! Did you remember to "fall back?"

A HYMN FOR ALL SAINTS DAY

"For all the saints who from their labors rest, Who Thee by faith before the world confessed, Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest. Alleluia! Alleluia!

"From earths wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast, Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host Singing to Father, Son, & Holy Ghost. Alleluia! Alleluia!"  For All the Saints, Lutheran Service Book, #677

A PRAYER

Yesterday Lois & I celebrated the 50th anniversary of our first date. Here's a prayer for a wedding anniversary from My Prayer Book, Concordia Publishing House.

"Heavenly Father, on our wedding anniversary I come to the throne of grace with a prayer of thanksgiving. I am grateful to You for my spouse. I bless You that by Your direction the pathways of our lives met & our hearts were united in true love. I thank You, dear Lord, that our love for each other has been preserved & strengthened through the years. In Your divine wisdom, good days & bad, health & sickness, & all other experiences have bound our hearts & lives closer to each other & to You, our God & Lord.

"I confess that I have not always been as kind & thoughtful as I should have been. I regret that I have sometimes been selfish & indifferent. Help me to make amends. Teach me to be quick to forgive & to forget any fault of my spouse, even as You no longer remember my sins for Jesus' sake. If it be Your will, grant us additional years of wedded happiness; cause the love that unites us to become stronger each day. When our life is over, take my loved one & me to the heavenly home that You have prepared for those who love You. I pray in Jesus' name. Amen.