Some days are so beautiful, filled with a gentle breeze and the scent of blooming flowers and puffy clouds floating through a vivid blue sky that we can almost forget the world’s troubles. Creator God, you are with us in both the breathtaking beauty and the heartbreaking pain. It is the knowledge of your ever-present nature, your abiding love and your constant watch that we make our way through the good and bad of each day. Such knowledge is our strength and our hope. Hear both our thanksgiving and our petitions. We pray this in your most holy of names. Amen.