| Show A FARMERS PRAYER oh lord I 1 am thankful I 1 am not like other folks and yet I 1 am no pit ph arises I 1 am that I 1 am nott not the owner of city real estate I 1 ani am thankful that I 1 own no stocks and bonds which iliad I 1 had bought at Lat peak prices I 1 am grateful tor for guidance that kept me out of the speculative grain markets I 1 have not drilled an oil well and I 1 am thankful for that it Is good ilot to have to read the tha stock market quotations each morning before prayer and breakfast to learn how much poorer I 1 am than I 1 was tho the day before I 1 arn am pleased that I 1 am not in retail merchandise with a bulging ledger 0 of unpaid bills I 1 thank thee 0 lord that I 1 am not a laboring man without a job 1 or in danger of losing it I 1 wear no white collar to the office wondering 1 whether I 1 am to remain until tight night I 1 surely am fortunate that I 1 am not a coal operator nor steel manufacturer fac nor a hunting trade where there la Is no trade trad 3 1 lin am just poo farmer biti ifo 1110 arcs arca of land ill paid for it wag avas w orth more but I 1 sell it I 1 thank thee I 1 did not buy more at that price give me 0 lord my pigs and cows and chickens my health ruy y strength and my faith fal th I 1 am not making money but I 1 am not losing so much that I 1 face disaster and hunger I 1 live on tl three ree bountiful meals a day ja i these thou hast provided me whatsoever happens once I 1 looked with envy upon these my 1117 fellow citizens I 1 thought they lived in luxury and peace this morning 0 lord bless them and comfort them and give them divine grace to tace face their plight may alay the day of oc upturn and better things come for all of us is I 1 am grateful to thee for the small blessings that th attall fall upon me and mine and my land forgive my sins and overlook my hypocrisy and shortcomings and believe me 0 lord I 1 am content that I 1 am not as others oth e ra are |
