PSALM OF THANKSGIVING

PSALM OF THANKSGIVING

Shall I ever be able to praise you:

God give me wings to get to the heart of it.

I want to learn more of your wonders:

there are so many things to know and to enjoy.

For you are present in wind and fire:

in the atom and the microchip your glory flames out,

through those I know and those I love:

beyond me in the past and into future generations.

My world is charged with your grandeur:

your sparks too brilliant for human eyes.

I begin to feel your rhythm and hear your music:

the trouble is in myself!

Help me to glorify you also in my failures:

to praise you in spite of sinfulness in our inhuman world.

I cannot yet thank you for everything there is:

but I can give praise to you in everything I know.

Your goodness is beyond my meagre understanding:

your eternity transcends the span of our lifetimes.

When can I have courage to be happy and learn to praise you?:

you're with me now yourself to voice my praise!

(Includes a line of G.M.Hopkins “the world is charged with the grandeur of God/It will flame out...” And a phrase from Sister Adeline Cashmore “the courage to be happy”.)