O Giver of all that is good, we are grateful.
We are surrounded by beauty and grace.
We are sustained and nourished by a green, thriving planet.
For home and family, neighborhood and nation, we are grateful.
In contrition we acknowledge that many of our blessings
have come at the expense of others, and the earth;
and that our benefits are not extended to all.
Even amid suffering, we humbly dare to be grateful.
We are mindful of forces of domination that loom
and the demands of justice that cry out unfulfilled.
Yet your presence abides with us; your mercy sustains us;
your grace empowers us, and we are grateful.
O God, may our thanks be honest, humble and generous.
May we receive our blessings in your spirit: ready to share them,
and to see to it that they are made available to all.
May our gratitude be restless, until all are included,
according to your most generous grace.
Amen.
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net
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