Leader: O gracious and generous God, we give you thanks for the many blessings we have in our lives.

Leader: For the gift of life …
All: We thank you, Lord.  

Leader: For your steadfast love …
All: We thank you, Lord.  

Leader: For this astonishing, complex planet and all you have created …
All: We thank you, Lord.  

Leader: For faith and the example of your saints …
All: We thank you, Lord.  

Leader: For the Church and communities of faith …
All: We thank you, Lord.  

Leader: For our families and friends, alive or departed …
All: We thank you, Lord.  

Leader: For health and for those who care for the sick …
All: We thank you, Lord.  

Leader: For food, warmth, and shelter …
All: We thank you, Lord. 

Leader: For our nation, for freedom, security, and peace …
All: We thank you, Lord.  

Leader: For the native people and this sacred land …
All: We thank you, Lord.  

Leader: Lord, let us always be aware of your great kindness to us, your children …
All: We thank you, Lord. 

Leader: In gratitude for your gifts, may we …
All: … respect all life
… care for creation
… tend the sick, the hungry, the homeless, and the migrant
  … work to create a just nation, caring for the least among us
  … promote peace, especially in war-torn places
… love one another as you have loved us. Amen.

Closing Song (see videos below):

Give thanks with a grateful heart.
Give thanks to the Holy One.
Give thanks because He’s given
Jesus Christ, His Son.
(Repeat)

And now let the weak say, “I am strong.”
Let the poor say, “I am rich
Because of what the Lord
has done for us.”
(Repeat)

Give thanks.