Give thanks to the Lord, for God is good. God’s love endures forever. Read Psalm 136. Today’s devotion is a prayer of thanksgiving based on Psalm 136 for Vacation Bible School.

We give thanks to you, LORD. For your love endures forever. We give thanks to you, Lord, for an amazing Vacation Bible School. For your love endures forever. We give thanks for the leaders, teachers, and guides. For your love endures forever. We give thanks for those who helped with music, snacks, A/V, and registration. For your love endures forever. We give thanks to parents and grandparents who pour out their lives into these children and help them grow in their faith. For your love endures forever.

We give thanks for the children whom you placed under our care for this week. May their faith, joy, and love be the fruit of our labor. For your love endures forever. By your wisdom and compassion, you have called us to be your disciples. Help us to respond to your invitation by placing our faith in your Son, Jesus, who died for our sins and was raised to life to give us hope for eternal life. May we be encouraged by your promise that you are always with us because your love endures forever. 

Lord, as the children shared in the ministry of providing food for the hungry, please bless the ministry of Hope Southern Indiana as they distribute our offering of love. May those who receive these blessings know that they are loved, and your love endures forever.

Now, O Lord, by the wind of your Spirit, give us a second wind by breathing new life into us. Give restored energy to those who have given themselves so generously to the work of this week. Help us to not grow weary in doing good. For your love endures forever. Amen.