Thank you for my life, Lord,
My exile here on earth,
For all I have experienced
And learned.
Thank you for my wounds, Lord,
My healing at your hands;
For all the care I’ve welcomed
And returned.
Thank you for my darkness, Lord,
My losses, and my grief;
For all the times I’ve laid awake
At night.
Thank you for my sins, Lord,
My sorrow and my shame;
For all the ways I’ve tried
To put things right.
Thank you for your gifts, Lord,
Your blessings, and your joy;
For all the fears
I’ve worked to overthrow.
Thank you for my home, Lord,
My kindred, food, and drink;
For all the ways I’ve had to change
And grow.
Thank you for your teaching, Lord,
Your pattern, faith and hope;
For all the sickness
I have had to face.
Thank you for your crown, Lord,
Your forgiveness, and your love;
My birth, life, death, and, most of all,
Your grace.
References
When I bring you home from exile, you will be like a pleasing sacrifice to me (Ezekiel 20:41; NLT).
Though he wounds, he also bandages. He strikes, but his hands also heal (Job 5:18; NLT).
Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows (John 16:33; NLT).
If you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift (Matthew 5:23-4; NIV).
Be thankful in all circumstances (1 Thessalonians 5:18; NIV).
He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies (Psalm 103:2-4; NLT).
God saved you by his grace when you believed (Ephesians 2:8; NLT).