In thanksgiving that you are one of those who can give help

Help the afflicted.
Comfort those in sorrow.
You who are strong, help the weak.
You who are rich, help the poor.
You who stand upright,
help the fallen and the crushed.
You who enjoy all good fortune,
help those who have met with disaster.
Give something to God in thanksgiving
that your are one of those who can give help,
not one of those who must stand and wait for it;
that you have no need to look to another's hands,
but that others must look to yours.
Grow rich, not only in substance, but also in piety;
not only in gold but also in virtue;
no rather, only virtue.
Be more honored than your neighbor,
by showing more compassion.
Be as God to the unfortunate,
by imitating the mercy of God.
For in nothing do we draw closer to God
as in doing good to man.

Gregory of Nazianzus (325-389C.E.)

h/t to the Rev Bill Easter for the text
Photo of San Pablo Bay taken from Mare Island, California, 8 March 2005
--the BB