You care about the details

Oh, Lord,

Thank you for the sun.

Thank you for crisp air, new grass, sprouting flowers, and chirping birds.

I give thanks to you, Lord, for your unfailing love and your wonderful deeds!

I so appreciate the beauty of creation,
but perhaps more than that–
I am grateful that every little detail of nature and body remind me that you care about me.

I give thanks to you, Lord, for your unfailing love and your wonderful deeds!

You care when I’m sad,
discouraged,
overwhelmed,
tearful.

You care when I’m elated,
excited,
pleased,
silly.

All the minutia of my life and my world are not lost on you.
No.
They are a million little details that you created because
you care that much.
You have that much energy and ability
as to be unrestrained by time and creativity.
You care so much,
you keep designing, giving, and blessing
with both big and little things.

I give thanks to you, Lord, for your unfailing love and your wonderful deeds!

You continue creating
for me
and for the whole world.

I am compelled to worship you
and disengage from the selfish patterns of my thoughts–
from thinking life is hard,
life is unfair,
and life is doomed.

I give thanks to you, Lord, for your unfailing love and your wonderful deeds!

You are enough.
You are excessively remarkable.

In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

Take a minute and read Psalm 107. It presents 4 problems (vv. 4-5, 10-12, 17-18, & 23-27). Each problem is followed by a promise from God and praise from the person praying. Each section contains this refrain:

“Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men.”(vv. 8, 15, 21, 31)