May marks Global Employee Health and Fitness Month.
Heavenly Father,
you made us and we belong to you, body and soul.
May we look after our bodies with the great care they deserve.
They are the temples of your most holy presence.
Help us to love our bodies and to keep them as fit as we can.
We believe that in your grace this tender flesh
will rise again on the last day.
Together, then, body and soul,
we will praise you forever as part of your new creation.
We pray with thanksgiving in your holy and blessed name.
Amen.
Ministry Prayers of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System Authored by Jim Schellman, VP Mission, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center and the Acadiana Region of South-Central Louisiana