A Prayer of Thanksgiving and confession written to thank God for the big things and the small

I wrote this prayer for a Sunday when we had a molecular  biologist coming to speak. And we used psalm 111:2 as a call to worship. It tries to capture the works of God in the big and vast and in the small and minute. In the simple and in trying to unravel the complexities of life... But also to give thanks to God for his grace and love which we experience in the big ways forgiveness of sin, new and eternal life being made into God's people and also in small simple ways like an answer to prayer peace in the midst of hardship and even the hint of the reassuring presence of God.

The second stanza (if you will allow me to use poetic  terms) is ull of clumsy rhymes but it is beyond my capability, and I would hazard  good taste, to try and rhyme the whole thing. It isn't a literary exercise it is I hope a heart felt prayer... as per usual please feel free to use any of it or even the whole thing of it is helpful.

Almighty God,

We come today to wonder at what you have made

To praise you for what we see with naked eye

What we only grasp in telescope lens

or begin to glimpse on microscope slide

To thank you for saving action and grace

Declared in scripture and history page

Experienced in our daily life

With fulfilment longed for in future hope

Creator God

We praise you for wondrous galaxy and star array

Shining from Mind-blowing light years away

For the glint of light off grain of sand

And wound complexity of DNA strand

For the simple beauty of a still sunny day in winter

And life on a level that only dense scientific thought can decipher

For our unique, bush clad, snow caped, bird song filled island home

And sea and ocean stretching far beyond surf crash and foam

Gracious saving God

When we broke relationship you sort to bring us back

Calling a people for yourself, giving them the law

Speaking through prophets voice and history’s flow

Then in Christ becoming flesh and bone

In Jesus you revealed your grace and truth

In his death the price was paid to set us free 

In his being raised to life, we are made new

That new life sealed by your promised Holy Spirit within us

Good and gracious God

we thank you that death and sin are defeated

That we have newlife abundant and so full

Life Eternal beyond the grave because it emanates from you

That we have been made one people with all who believe

We thank you for answers to prayer

When we cry out to you we know you hear and care

For reassuring peace in the face of pain and sorrow

For strength in our weakness because you are near

True God with us here today

we praise you for all that you are and your great works

we confess our sin before you; wrong done and good left undone

we ask you to forgive us; wipe the slate clean and restore us

we thank you that because you are just and faithful we are forgiven

send your holy spirit to fill us again today

Empower us to proclaim your good news in word and deed

Enable us to love one another and show your compassion

That we may bring you glory; Father Son and Holy Spirit