We thank you for the earth; for the wide sky of blue and the blessed sun, for the ocean and streams, for the towering hills and the whispering wind, for the trees and green grass.
We thank you for our senses by which we hear the songs of birds, and see the splendor of field of golden wheat, and taste autumn’s fruit, rejoice in the feel of snow, and smell the breath of spring flowers.
Grant us a heart wide to all this beauty, and save us from being so blind that we pass unseeing, even the common thornbush Is aflame with your glory.
For each new dawn is filled with infinite possibilities for new beginnings and new discoveries. Life is constantly changing and renewing itself. In this new day of new beginnings with God, all things are possible. We’re restored and renewed in a joyous awakening to the wonder that our lives are and, yet, can be. Amen.
