Thanksgiving

By Judith T. Tindog

Thank you Lord
for the gift of life
breathe on me
this new day.

For me to see
the breaking of dawn
to feel your warmth
in the sun’s glowing rays.

To open my lips
with words of praise
and to pray for
wisdom and deliverance all the way.

To seek Your strength
for the toil in
living to share
Your blessings
to neighbors in need.

To be grateful
in great or
small things
and be of service
to others for God’s honor.

To welcome the twilight of life
calmly like the sunset
to trust by heart
God cares eternally.