Father,
Thank you for everything I have received:
for life itself;
for those who love and care for me;
for those whom I value and care for;
for the world and its beauty;
for your blessings;
and above all, for your son Jesus,
whom you sent to share our life
and so bring life to us.
Thank you.

Father,
bring new life when I am worn and tired,
or confused and vulnerable;
new love when I am cold and hard-hearted;
forgiveness when I am wounded
 or have wounded;
joy and freedom when I am imprisoned
 by my failures and uncertainties.
Amen.