Thank you, O God, for all the people who are and have become important in our lives. The support and love they provide us make the roughest of times bearable. May we be for them what they are for us. Let us go out of our way to let them know what an important part of our lives they hold to us. May we be aware of those times when our love for them needs to be expressed. Help us to value all the people who are a part of our lives and know that some whom we may think of as mere acquaintances may think of our relationship as more. Let us love one another as you love us. Amen