On Being Thankful

On Being Thankful

Dear God,

I was going to thank You tonight

For a beautiful sunrise,

That was pink behind the fog down the hill,

And for a wonderful rainbow,

That I ran under pointing to

All my favorite colors,

And for such a great sunset,

That sparkled orange across the water.

I was going to thank You tonight

For all of these special gifts,

Except that none of them happened.

But do You know what?

I still love You, God,

And I have lots of other things

That I can thank You for tonight,

Even if you didn't give those

Very special gifts to me today.

It's okay, God,

Because I'll look for them all again,

When my tomorrow comes.

Amen.

Mattie J.T. Stepanek

November 1, 1995