Simple Prayers, Each Beginning The Same

  For the sparrow reluctant to sing (an introduction to Melodia):
      Thank you God for all that you give us.
      Thank you God for everyone among us.
      Thank you God for being here with us.

  For the daily song discovered (an introduction to My Walking Song):
      Thank you God for walking with me --- teach me to pray.
      Thank you God for talking with me --- teach me to listen.
      Thank you God for telling me what I need to hear --- help me to remember.

  For untangling our lives (an introduction to Denouement):
      Thank you God for the fields around us.
      Thank you God for the winds that lift us.
      Thank you God for letting us go.

  For sanity beyond suffering (an introduction to A Starry Night):
      Thank you God for the ground and the sky.
      Thank you God for lights familiar.
      Thank you God for places beneath the stars.

  For the sun that rises over us all (an introduction to An Open Field):
      Thank you God for languages and perspectives.
      Thank you God for place and time,
      Thank you God for poetry and possibility.

  For unexpected moments (an introduction to The Pecatonica):
      Thank you God for the winding river.
      Thank you God for times together.
      Thank you God for the banks that rise above us.

  For all that we have to learn (an introduction to Montrose Harbor):
      Thank you God for small sanctuaries.
      Thank you God for lakefront dawns.
      Thank you God for everywhere our journey leads us.

  For hope beyond the grave (an introduction to Mimus Polyglottus):
      Thank you God for chances to smile.
      Thank you God for lives to celebrate.
      Thank you God for songs to keep singing.