As I was sitting out on my deck recently listening to the sounds filling the air, I felt a need to give thanks. Here is the prayer that bubbled up from that time. I hope you might share a prayer with all that shared space with you when you are outside next.
Creator and Creating and Creative God,
For the gifts of this amazing place and planet we call home, we give you thanks.
For the birds that fly through the skies and share their special songs, we give you thanks.
For the waves that lap onto the shores, we give you thanks.
For the voices and laughter of neighbors who also call this area home, we give you thanks.
For the moments of silence when all creation is holding its breath, we give you thanks.
For the clouds drifting across the sky and airplanes flying high overhead, we give you thanks.
For the many reminders that we share our spaces with other beings both great and small, we give you thanks.
Thank you, Wonderful God, for creating us to be in relationship with you, with each other, and with this planet. Help us to nurture all those relationships. Amen.
