Thank You, God for Everything
By Helen Steiner Rice
Thank You God, for everything--
the big things and the small--
For every good gift comes from God,
the Giver of them all,
All too often we accept,
without any thanks or praise,
The gifts God sends as blessings
each day in many ways.
And so at this time we offer up a prayer
To thank You, God, for giving us
a lot more than our share.
First, thank You for the little things
that often come our way--
The things we take for granted
and don’t mention when we pray--
Oh, makes us more aware, dear God,
of little daily graces
That comes to us with sweet surprise
from never-dreamed-of places…
And help us to remember that
they key to life and living
is to make each prayer a prayer of thanks
and every day Thanksgiving.