DEAR GOD,

Thank you for the sunshine and beauty in each day,
helping us to strive in every single way.

Thank you for your hope, even when it can barely be found,
for without it we'd be like grass, trampled to the ground.

Thank you for security, found everywhere--
in the home, the heart, the place of prayer.

Thank you for all the wonderful love
you give to us generously from up above.

Thank you for your protection, mindfulness, and care,
taking on our burdens that are so hard to bear.

Thank you for our lives, for the work that we can do--
helping others see, doing it for you.

Thank you for your peace that no one can delete,
giving us escape when we can't keep life's beat.

Thank you for friends, family, and a home,
someone to comfort us when we are feeling all alone.

Thank you for the truth that can set us free
and for the special bond between you and me.