O give thanks to the Holy One, whose reputation is goodness,
whose love is steadfast and forever.
From the depths of mourning,
in anger and in tears we pray:
O give thanks to the Holy One, whose reputation is goodness,
whose love is steadfast and forever.
From the wasteland of gun violence,
in distress and in repentance we pray:
O give thanks to the Holy One, whose reputation is goodness,
whose love is steadfast and forever.
From the deadly bowels of racism,
in defiance and for life we pray:
O give thanks to the Holy One, whose reputation is goodness,
whose love is steadfast and forever.
From the culture of accumulation,
in our jealous vigilance we pray:
O give thanks to the Holy One, whose reputation is goodness,
whose love is steadfast and forever.
From the middle of the storm,
in fear and in defeat we pray:
O give thanks to the Holy One, whose reputation is goodness,
whose love is steadfast and forever.
From the bedside of sickness and death,
in the company of love and loss we pray:
O give thanks to the Holy One, whose reputation is goodness,
whose love is steadfast and forever.
Who else would we praise but you, O God?
Whose name should be sung in worship or
carved onto our hearts for the sake of life?
Be Thou our judgment and our redemption
according to your goodness and your love,
and we will meditate on your faithfulness
from sunrise to sunrise with thanksgiving.