Creator of
sea and sky
God who
spread out the stars in the heavens and whose presence fills every inch of this
earth
From the
heights of the Himalayas to the depths of the Tonga trench
You formed
us, the intricacies of our brains, the complicated structures of our hands and
feet, the mechanisms as well as the depths of hearts.
You gifted
us our bodies, our abilities, and then you gave us freedom to choose what to do
with our lives.
We praise
you for your handiwork
We wonder at
the mystery of who you are - so like us and yet so different from us
We are
grateful for your ever present hopefulness and trust.
And with all
that you have given us, we as humankind have done so many beautiful and awe
inspiring things …
Some of us
have circumnavigated the globe or found ways to travel to the moon
Some have
discovered anti biotics or invented cochlear implants or found ways to make paralyzed
limbs move
So that the
sick might be healed, the deaf might hear and the lame might walk again.
We thank you
for the passion and brilliance of those in our world to forge onwards and make
progress for the greater good.
Thank you too
that though not all of us can do ground breaking things, you have created each
of us for community, for love and for purpose.
There has
been so much progress in our generations in recent times for great good and for
great ill - and sometimes it’s hard to
know which is which…
Ways to make
our domestic lives easier
ways to
communicate across a city or a country or across the globe
weapons
technology to defend or to destroy.
Father,
forgive us, for we don’t know what we do.
Forgive us
when we use our time for things or ideas that aren’t much good for us or for
anybody else
Forgive us
for when we saturate our lives with so many images and games and stories and
messages that we no longer have space or energy
for rest or simplicity,
for creativity
or productivity
or for compassion
for those surrounding us…
"To you, O Lord,
we lift up our souls.
2 O our God, in you we trust;
4 Make us to know your ways, O Lord;
teach us your paths.
5 Lead us in your truth, and teach us,
for you are the God of our salvation."*
2 O our God, in you we trust;
4 Make us to know your ways, O Lord;
teach us your paths.
5 Lead us in your truth, and teach us,
for you are the God of our salvation."*
Amen
*adapted from Psalm 25
