Give thanks to God
for God is our God
who made all good things
who sustains us all the days of our lives
who calls us into the great mystery of faith
faith which cannot be explained
but which we place our hope and trust in
knowing God blesses us
even in times of affliction
as God blessed Ruth and Naomi
give thanks to God
for God is our God
who sustains the widow
the refugee
the foreigner
today as God did with Ruth and Naomi
give thanks to God
for God is our God
who sustains the poor
feeds the hungry
comforts the mourning
today as God did with Ruth and Naomi
give thanks to God
for God is our God
who upholds the cause of the oppressed
seeks out the lost
the alone
today as God did with Ruth and Naomi
give thanks to God
for God is our God
who lifts up the weary
loves the righteous
frustrate the ways of the wicked
today as God did with Ruth and Naomi
give thanks to God
for this is our God
using those on the margins
the outsides
the wrong sort of people
to bring about his purposes
today as God did with Ruth and Naomi
give thanks to God
for this is our God
to whom we pray through Jesus Christ, his Son, our Lord Amen