A prayer of thanks

Father,

I want to use this opportunity, not to ask you for anything, but to thank you for everything. As you know, I've recently done a lot of soul searching, deep personal reflection, and taken a thorough moral inventory of my life. This process, and the subsequent personal transformation that has resulted out of it, has shown me that all roads lead to You. As much stock as I put in empirical evidence, scientific fact, logical deduction, and the pursuit of knowledge - learning how to have faith in You has been the hardest thing I've done.

As I look around the world, I truly see how blessed I am - in spite of being blind to You for the longest time. You've blessed me with the most wonderful support system in my loving family. You've answered prayers that I never prayed, but should have. You've provided for myself and my family, time and time again; a lovely home, good health, a beautiful son, a purpose and direction in life, a sound and aware mind, an ambition to not only better my life - but to help others, and so many other blessings.

For the longest time, I wanted to take credit for all of these things. Now, I feel puerile for thinking that these are my works, when clearly, they are Yours. I am your humble servant, who looks to you for guidance in all that I do. I'm using this blog to document my spiritual transformation, but more importantly to foster my relationship with You; and to start this journey - I just want to say: Thank you.