With love in our hearts
and the spirit of God around us
we offer our prayers of thanks to God
for new leaves on trees
the coconut smell of gorse flowers
the lengthening of days through spring
we thank you, God
for carers and those who are cared
for poets and writers
artists and knitters
photographers and bakers
we thank you, God
for the march of time, ever forward
for new ways of being church
for being loved beyond imagining
we thank you , God
For these, and a thousand million reasons, we are blessed to know you God
and be able to say “we are children of God.”
Wow
what a thing to say and know
that, we are God’s children
[pause]
Loving God
many people seek depth and meaning in all this uncertainty
they see they wonder of creation, bursting forth before their eyes
and are filled with joy
may they know, we pray, that is one of your many gifts to all your children
there are those who wonder where a loving God is
when people die without loved-ones at their side
when the Taliban attacks a maternity hospital
when people’s lives and welfare are treated as commodities to create money, rather than carriers of the divine image
when those who make mistakes refuse to say “Sorry.”
Loving God
cradle them in your hand
empower us to show a different path, a different way of living
and grant wisdom and discernment to governments to all nations
so the poorest may be lifted up
justice may prevail
and you love be shown
to your honour and glory
All this, and more, we pray, through Christ Jesus, who lives and reigns with God the Father and the Holy Spirit
One God, three in one
Now and always
Amen