Let us give thanks for all God’s* goodness to us:
For creating the world and for preserving it until now:
- we give you thanks, O God,
and praise your holy name.
For the regular return of day and night, and of the seasons:
- we give you thanks, O God,
and praise your holy name.
For the wonder of nature and the beauty of the earth:
- we give you thanks, O God,
and praise your holy name.
*Spirit, Source of All Goodness, First Principle
For our memory, which enables us to build on the experience of the past:
- we give you thanks, O God,
and praise your holy name.
For our imagination which admits us to a wider world than we could otherwise know:
- we give you thanks, O God,
and praise your holy name.
For the grace by which you have revealed yourself to us:
- we give you thanks, O God,
and praise your holy name.
For your patience with our mistakes
and your forgiveness for our sinfulness:
- we give you thanks, O God,
and praise your holy name.
For new babies and children who continue to grow and learn:
- we give you thanks, O God,
and praise your holy name.
For time spent together in covenant, and the joy of the love of a partner:
- we give you thanks, O God,
and praise your holy name.
For friends who stay with us through thick and thin, and for those who argue with us in good faith:
- we give you thanks, O God,
and praise your holy name.
For the beauty of a long summer’s day:
- we give you thanks, O God,
and praise your holy name.
For all things, spoken and unspoken:
- we give you thanks, O God,
and praise your holy name.
For the peace that is yet to come to the world:
- we give you thanks, O God,
and praise your holy name.
Above all we thank you for the promise of all things made new, and for our re-creation.
