God’s gift to us

Loving Father and Creator of all, we come to you today deeply grateful for your creation.

As we look around us we are amazed at the greatness and majesty of all that you have made.

Nature around us speaks of your greatness—the vast expanse of the sky, the mountains, trees, lakes, and streams speak of your great design.

You have given us such beauty in the colors of the rainbow, the beauty of flowers and fields.

And even the things we take for granted, dew-drops, icicles, waterfalls, baby animals, and of course the human body with its intricate details, meticulous coordination, and incredible beauty.

Words cannot adequately express the magnificence of all you have created.

O God, we thank you for this earth, our home; for the wide sky and the blessed sun,
For the salt sea and the running water, for the everlasting hills,

And the never-resting winds, for trees and the common grass underfoot.
We thank you for our senses by which we hear the songs of birds,
And see the splendor of the summer fields, and taste of the autumn fruits,
And rejoice in the feel of the snow, and smell the breath of the spring.
Grant us a heart wide open to appreciate all this beauty;

We join in praise with the writer of the Psalms when he says, “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the Earth.”

May we show our love and reverence to you, our Lord, by caring for all that you have created.

May we respect all the gifts you gave us, and leave this world a much better place for our children, and those who will be born in the coming decades and centuries.

We humbly give you praise and thanks.

The above photo was taken by Seamus Bryans on an early morning at Summer Leys which is a large nature reserve in Northamptonshire near Wellingborough, UK.