Creator God,
Ever present in our world
thank you for the gifts
and surprises you reveal each day.
For each new flower that opens, a burst of
colour and fragrance and beauty..
for the bird song, each unique and full of joy,
the sunshine appearing through the clouds
and the rain that replenishes the dry earth.
How amazing to sit and witness the bees collecting pollen
and butterflies hovering - offering hope..
to have time to give thanks for tomatoes ripening on the vine,
for edible flowers and plants.
Thank you for all the wonders that we often
can't comprehend, the detail, intricacy and splendour
of the natural world around us that we are often too
busy to notice and yet reveal your glory in abundance.
We only witness in our lifetime just a fraction of the
goodness of your Kingdom on earth,
help us always to never take for granted the gifts you
freely give, to stop, listen, look, smell and rejoice in the
joys of knowing your presence all around us.
Amen
© Stephen Allen July 2023
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