This litany is inspired by and follows the movements of Psalm 136, with a focus on God’s enduring love.
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
God’s love endures forever.
Give thanks for the love at the heart of our God:
For love that overflows with a bubbling joy to the world;
For love that welcomes and enfolds and reaches out to us;
For love that holds the hope of restoration.
God’s love endures forever.
Give thanks for God’s love that delights in creating:
For love that celebrates the fall harvest and new life in the spring;
For love that grants the warmth of the summer heat and sparkles in the fallen snow;
For love that pays attention to the smallest seed and to the largest whale;
For love that has created a world of dynamic wonder.
God’s love endures forever.
Give thanks for God’s love that draws near to us:
For love that sent God’s only Son;
For love that delivered us and brought us out of bondage to sin;
For love that sought us out by God’s Spirit and called us to faith.
God’s love endures forever.
Give thanks for God’s love that extends to all:
For love that welcomes people of every race, class, and gender;
For love that endlessly endures and cannot be stopped;
For love that calls us, God’s people, to love our neighbors as ourselves.
God’s love endures forever.
Give thanks for God’s love:
For love that remembers us when we have forgotten God;
For love that delivered us when we were in need;
For love that preserves us when we struggle;
For love that reigns, bringing restoration to our world.
God’s love endures forever.
Amen.