Might you be asked to offer a prayer before Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday? Or might it fall to you to suggest that those gathered at your table begin with a prayer? Whatever the case may be, here's a suggested prayer to offer at your Thanksgiving table...
Grace Before Thanksgiving Day Dinner
Through your goodness we have so much
for which to give you thanks and praise...
Make us grateful for all you've given us:
may our desire for having more (and more)
not blind us to all we have...
Make us grateful for all who love us:
may no grudge or anger keep us distant
from family and friends,
neighbors and colleagues...
Make us grateful for those who are with us:
may no resentment isolate us
from their loving and warm embrace...
may our efforts benefit others
Make us grateful for the freedom we enjoy:
may we never take it for granted...
Make us grateful for the peace we find in you:
let no other cause or victory take its place...
Make us grateful for our dreams:
let no disappointment keep us from hope...
Make us grateful for our faith in you:
let no doubt cloud our trust in your love...
Make us grateful
for the meal we're about to share
and mindful
of those who have so much less...
Nourish and strengthen us, Lord,
to change what keeps so many hungry
while some, like ourselves,
have more than we need...
Give us grateful hearts
to praise and thank you, Lord:
in good times and in bad,
in sickness and in health,
in plenty and in want,
in sorrow and in joy...
This is the day that you made, Lord:
let us be glad and rejoice in it
and give you thanks and praise!
Amen.
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