Creator of life and light,
We praise thee this day for the beauty of thy world,
for sunshine and flowers,
storm-cloud and starry night,
for the radiance of dawn and the last smouldering calm of the sunset.

We thank thee for physical joys,
for the ecstasy of swift motion, for deep water to swim in,
For the goodly smell of rain on dry ground,
for hills to climb and hard work to do,
for all the skill of hand and eye,
for music that lifts our hearts in one breath to heaven,
for the grasp of a friend,
for the gracious loveliness of children,

for all these thy sacraments of beauty and joy,
we thank thee our Lord and God.

Author Unknown

Should your blanket be torn,
May your breezes blow warm,
May your pleasure be what you find.
May the burdens you bear
Like your bounty -- be shared
May you leave something good behind.
May the sky and the land
Rise to your command
May your senses come like the night.
Live in peace with the Earth
As in death -- As in birth
May you prosper, and have a good life.

Author Unknown