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| Coffee in the Morning |
Thanksgiving's
just a few days away, Lord,
and I want to be ready on Thursday
and I want to be ready on Thursday
to thank you
for all I have,
for all
you've given me,
for what I
have in abundance:
I want to
remember the ways you've
helped me
since last Thanksgiving,
since last Thanksgiving,
just a year ago...
Help me remember, Lord,
when your
strength, not my own,
got me
through the really hard times...
Help me remember
how, in your faithful
love,
you’ve never
left me alone...
Help me remember
the gift of
your mercy
each time
I've strayed from your grace...
Help me remember
how every time
I’ve prayed
you’ve been
there to hear me...
Help me remember
how I've
survived and moved on
past things
I thought I’d never get by…
Help me remember
how you stay
by my side
when moving on is hard - and not yet done...
Help me remember
the people
who love and care for me,
family and
friends, at work and at school…
Help me remember the most basic gifts:
food and
water, warm clothing, a place to live,
safety, liberty and freedom...
Help me remember
safety, liberty and freedom...
Help me remember
all those who
serve and protect me
whose names
I don't even know...
Help me remember and be grateful for
my vision,
my hearing, my sense of touch
and all the
good things I smell and taste…
Help me remember
and thank
you for the clean air I breathe,
the beauty I
see and the music I hear...
Help me remember
what I take
for granted
and open my
eyes to what I’ve missed...
Help me remember
the gifts
I've forgotten
and the
people I've forgotten to thank...
Help me remember
that every
good gift comes from you, my God,
from
your heart to mine, to be
shared...
Help me remember and never forget
how many are
the reasons
I have for
thanksgiving...
Help me remember this Thursday,
between the turkey and the football games,
help me remember to thank you
for all the blessings I count as mine...
So this morning, on Thursday and all this week,
I praise you with all my heart:
I praise you my loving God
from whom all blessings flow...
Amen.
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