Beautiful Lord

Beautiful Lord..

We praise You for the arching sky and blessed winds,
for the driving clouds and constellations on high.
We praise You for the salt sea and the running water,
for the everlasting hills, for the trees, and for the grass under our feet.
We thank You for our senses by which we can see the splendor of the morning,
and hear the jubilant songs of love,
and smell the breath of the springtime.
Grant us, we pray You, a heart wide open to all this joy and beauty,
and save our souls from being so steeped in care or so darkened by passion
that we pass heedless and unseeing when even the thornbush by the wayside
is aflame with the glory of God !

blessings..Trish

prayer by Walter Rauschenbusch