Prayer of Dedication

The creator of all life and love has endowed our earth with bountiful blessings.
We return to God portions of what God has given us:

Our time
The fruits of our labors
Our commitment.

May the giving from the fullness of our lives be acceptable in God's sight.
May the gifts we bring prove God's Rule is at hand -

both now
and in the days to come

Amen

Thanksgiving

For the joys and hopes and dreams of children, and for the safety of home,

We thank you, loving God.

For the exuberance and energy of youth, and for the ability to question and find one's own way, never deserted by your love and care,

We thank you, loving God.

For the girts of maturity, and the opportunity we are given to nurture others in our family and our community, and when we are given the occasion to bring our gifts into the world,

We thank you, loving God.

For the accumulated wisdom of experience, and the knowledge that you never desert us, and for the chance to help those who walk the paths we have already walked,

We thank you, loving God.