Prayer for America 03/07/06

One of the great strengths of our nation, God, is our ability to produce huge amounts of food. You've blessed us with millions of acres of fertile land from which we draw millions of bushels of life-giving food each year. We praise you for that gift.

We also thank you, God, for the men and women who have worked the ground since the beginning to give us food. It's never been easy, God. The farmers have always depended on you for the right weather and protection from pests to get food out of the ground. And in the years when nothing went right, they've depended on you to get them through to the next year and the next. Thank you for their sacrifice. Thank you for their work ethic and moral courage. Thank you, Father, for American farmers.