Thank you Lord.- A prayer to start the Toastmasters Meet

Lord, we meet today because you willed it so

We believe

With you in our midst, our words will flow

Our ears will heed the cadence and more

Our hearts will swell and our eyes –

They'll cry for more.

We love you Lord for the way you’ve worked

to bring  us together for this monthly meet

For as we enter, your grace unfolds

In the hellos, the hi’s and the way we greet!

And then after we greet, and before we speak

We derive some support and some strokes

as we share our joys, our woes, our feats

As we greet and historify

Something’s cooking way back inside,

It’s the aroma; I know because

My nose - it has never ever lied.

It must be a scrumptious treat,

Put together with loving hearts,

And a little wheat!

And it’s all we need to keep the flow

Of camaraderie, conversation and more.

Our roles today were laid out bare

Only the day before yesterday

But Lord, it’s your wonderful plan,

So, help us fulfil it in every way.

Prepare us O Lord, to adorn the stage

If the Toastmaster of the day

Calls out our names and unlocks our cage

Or to speak as promised

From well-rehearsed page.

Thank You Lord,

You've helped us grow,

So much more,

Than what we imagined

Or thought we know.

O Lord, now rest assured,

With you at our cheerful core

We will advance forever more.

Last but not least,

Beyond the speech, and the delicious feast,

We thank you Lord for giving to us,

our talents, and gumption

Wonderful people, and great functions,

Through this one and only

Toastmaster’s association.

Love you Lord.