let us pray* in thanksgiving and joy.
Creator God, we thank you for the beauties of nature, for shape and color; for times and seasons; for our dependence upon the earth and our responsibility as its stewards; for our care of animals and plants and for all signs of new life at this time of year.
Creator of the Universe,
We thank you.
*meditate, hold in good and active thought.
Creator God, we thank you for giving birth to the human family; for our variety of race and culture. We praise you that you did not create us to live in isolation but to share with others in loving relationships.
Creator of us all,
We thank you.
Creator God, we Christians thank you for your supreme gift in Jesus; for his life on earth and oneness with the poor and outcast; for his dying and rising again to open new relationships; for gifts of choice and decision; for the ability to respond and be changed.
Creator of Life,
We thank you.
Creator God, we thank you for family relationships here and now; for bonds of love that endure stress and strain; for mutual respect and the opportunity to develop our full potential, for the cooperation that makes us free to be ourselves and uphold our values.
Creator and sustainer of life,
We thank you.
Creator God, we thank you for continent and climate; for transport and travel; for the bonds of friendship and groups; for our fellowship with the family of the world; for the challenge and friendship of people of other faiths or no faith;
Creator of all that is and shall be,
We thank you.