Generous
God, thank you.
For the gift
of life, the gift of creation, and this amazing world, thank you.
For the gift
of lungs that know how to breathe without my telling them,
for galaxies
that spin without my spinning them,
for living
beings that surround me and give life, I thank you.
For the
mystery of my life, the path that has brought me this far,
for all
those who have been part of my story, all of them, I thank you.
I am grateful
for loved ones near and far,
for those I
live with and those I seldom see,
and those
who have touched me only once,
for they are
the tree that holds the nest of my life.
For the
wonders that surround me, the beauty and strangeness,
the color
and music of this life, I thank you,
and pray for
eyes and ears of wonder.
For the mystery
of your presence within me,
your attentiveness
to my every heartbeat,
your
unfathomable delight in my being, your forgiveness and healing,
for your
gift of renewal and your resurrecting in me,
and for your
energy in me, the shining sun of you in me,
I give you
thanks and pray that I may always be mindful.
For all your
gifts I am grateful, delighted and amazed,
and pray
that I may ever be so.
For all that
is to come, I ask not for goods or favors,
but only
this: a heart of wonder, humility, gratitude and delight.
Amen.