Give Thanks

Give Thanks 

When you take a breath, your lungs filling,

your heart pulsing with your life 

give thanks

for the daily unending gift.

When you gaze upward at the untouchable sky

give thanks

for it is infinite and awesome 

beyond human understanding.

When you look into the eyes of someone you love

and see those eyes looking back at you

give thanks

for only a loving God could create and sustain that love.

When you sit at a table with an abundance 

of food for your taking

give thanks

for you are among the privileged on this Earth.

When you look up from your day, your life,

your fears and sorrows

give thanks

and remember God.