Thank You, God

Isaiah 55:1-9

We thank You, God, for many things

Green grass, blue skies and birds that sing.

For winter’s gloom that yields to spring

With the promise of life that Easter brings.

We thank You, God, for blessings You share:

For our families, friends and all who care.

You sent Your son so pure and fair

To die for our sins on a cross so bare.

We thank You, God, for this Easter tide;

When death and life mingle side by side.

As through these Lenten days You guide,

Help us use the spiritual tools You provide.

We thank You, God, for easing our fear;

For helping us, Christ’s message to hear.

We need only believe and keep faith so dear

That when our time comes, we’ll not shed a tear.

Dear God,

Let our lives be filled with thanks for all of your many blessings and gifts and acceptance of Your will in our lives. May everything we do be an expression of our faith in Your guidance.

M. Lewis

Printed with permission of the author from St. Mark Presbyterian's 1998 Lenten Devotional