THANK YOU, GOD

Thank You, God… (——)

for what arrived wrapped in joy,

and for what came in the shape of silence. (… )

For what I understood without asking,

and for what even today (… )

I am still learning to accept. (——)

Thank You for existing (… )

before I ever knew who I was,

for the simple miracle of being born, (… )

for breathing without realizing

that every breath (… )

is already a gift. (——)

Thank You for the good (… )

and also for the difficult, (… )

because the good made me smile,

and the difficult (… )

taught me how to believe. (———)

Thank You for beauty

that needs no explanation: (… )

the sky igniting at sunset,

landscapes that preach without words, (… )

the sea praying in silence,

the wind reminding me (… )

that not everything real can be touched. (——)

Thank You for health (… )

and for fragility,

because when I was strong, You protected me,

and when I was weak… (… )

You carried me. (———)

Thank You for the seasons, (… )

for the spring that insists,

for the summer that embraces,

for the autumn that teaches how to let go, (… )

and for the winter (… )

that hides hope

beneath the earth that seems asleep. (——)

Thank You for the warmth that comforts

and for the shelter that arrived on time, (… )

for the table set

and for the bread shared, (… )

for the need (… )

that taught me to see the other. (——)

Thank You for love, (… )

for the friend who stays,

for the smile of children

that preaches faith without words, (… )

for the forgiveness that came

when I no longer expected it. (———)

Thank You for the unexpected refuge, (… )

for the door left open in the night,

for the peace that found me

when I no longer knew (… )

where to look. (——)

Thank You for tears, (… )

because they pray too,

for the long nights, (… )

for the deep silences, (… )

because even there… (… )

You were. (———)

Thank You for the cross (… )

and for the empty tomb,

for the love that hurt

and the hope that conquered death. (——)

Thank You, God, (… )

for this complete life,

with its lights and its shadows, (… )

for this simple moment of breathing, (… )

for continuing to believe,

for still being here. (———)

Thank You… (———)

for everything. (———)