Praise to God who gives us courage to be more than we might be. Praise to God who makes us able to surmount adversity. When our hearts are weak and wounded, when our faith is frail and frayed, Praise to God our Source and Substance in whose image we are made. Praise to God who calls and claims us by the water and the word. Praise to God who knows and names us, by whose Spirit we are stirred. When we're broken, God can mend us. When we're lost, he lights our way. Praise to God who wills to send us onward, upward from today. Praise to God for life's surprises that can draw us to his heart. Praise to God when those surprises lift us up, set us apart. Every challenge is a treasure, every gift is by his grace. Praise to God who for his pleasure holds us steadfast in life's race. Praise to God for those who love us who can lift us to his throne. Praise to God for those who need us, those whose needs outweigh our own. In his service there is healing for ourselves and those we meet. Praise to God whose love redeems us, sets our task, makes us complete.