A Prayer of Thanksgiving 
​by Walter Rauschenbusch

​Prayer of Thanksgiving by Walter Rauschenbusch (1861-1918)
O God,We thank you for this earth, our home;
for the wide sky and the blessed sun,
for the ocean and streams,
for the towering hills and the whispering wind,
for the trees and green grass.
We thank you for our senses
by which we hear the songs of birds,
and see the splendor of fields of golden wheat, and
taste autumn's fruit,
rejoice in the feel of snow,
and smell the breath of spring flowers.
Grant us a heart opened wide to all this beauty;
and save us from being so blind

that we pass unseeing
when even the common thorn bush
is aflame with your glory.
For each new dawn is filled with infinite
possibilitiesfor new beginnings and new
discoveries.
Life is constantly changing and renewing itself.
In this new day of new beginnings with God,
all things are possible.
We are restored and renewed in a joyous
awakening
to the wonder that our lives are and, yet, can be.
Amen.