Gracious God,

we thank you for

your beloved child,

Jesus’ faithful follower,

Jimmy Carter.

For his multiple contributions

to the lives of individuals,

to this country,

and to the international community,

we give you praise.

For his gracious being and living,

his goodness and kindness,

his integrity and compassion,

his work as a humble servant leader,

his courage in the facae of death,

we give you praise.

For his consistent witness to justice,

his tireless work for human rights,

his unshakeable belief that

all people and each person

are made in your image

and are to be treated with the

dignity that status confers,

we give you praise,

We thank you that for President Carter

death is past and

all pain and suffering and weakness has ended and,

reunited with his beloved Rosalynn

he has entered into the joy and love

you have prepared for us.

As we remember and give thanks

for President Carter,

may we learn from his example

how to follow more nearly Jesus

in whose name we pray.

Amen.