From the Blessing of Preservation Acres

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From the Blessing of Preservation Acres

God of all blessings,

source of all life,

giver of all grace:

We thank you for the gift of life:

for the breath

that sustains life,

for the food of this earth

that nurtures life,

for the love of family and friends

without which there would be no life.

We thank you for the mystery of creation:

for the beauty

that the eye can see,

for the joy

that the ear may hear,

for the unknown

that we cannot behold filling the universe with wonder,

yard

for the expanse of space

that draws us beyond the definitions of our selves.

We thank you for setting us in communities:

for families

who nurture our becoming,

for friends

who love us by choice,

for companions at work,

who share our burdens and daily tasks,

for strangers

who welcome us into their midst,

for people from other lands

who call us to grow in understanding,

for children

who lighten our moments with delight,

for the unborn,

who offer us hope for the future.

We thank you for this day:

for life

and one more day to love,

for opportunity

and one more day to work for justice and peace,

for neighbors

and one more person to love

and by whom be loved,

for your grace

and one more experience of your presence,

for your promise:

to be with us,

to be our God,

and to give salvation.

For these, and all blessings,

we give you thanks, eternal, loving God,

through Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.

–By Vienna Cobb Anderson

On November 1, 2015, All Saint’s Day, we gathered with friends from every era of our life as a family and stood with our feet on the earth to dedicated and bless our home, our land, our life together.

No amount of pictures or words can capture what this day meant to me. It will forever be one of the most sacred and holy moments of my life, and I am so very, very, grateful for each person who joined as we broke bread, spilled wine, and sang our song of thanksgiving, praising God from whom all blessings flow.

Amen and Selah.