Tomorrow is Thanksgiving day here in the U.S. I love this opportunity to gather with friends and family and give thanks. We are so generously blessed yet rarely take time to thank the God who provides so abundantly. The following prayer I wrote this morning as I reflected on the many blessings of my life. It is adapted from other prayers that I have written throughout the year.
God may we pause in the busyness of this day and listen to your quiet whispers,
May we look back with gratitude,
May we look forward with anticipation
May our hearts respond with thankfulness, and our lives respond with praise.
God may we live fully in the wonder of this moment,
Our eyes open to see in every sight a cathedral giving glory,
Our ears unstopped to hear in every sound angels singing Alleluia
May we enjoy each cathedral moment before it bursts, giving thanks and seeing God.
God the fulfiller of enduring promises,
God the sharer of abundant love,
God the giver of eternal life,
For all you are and all you have done we praise and thank you today.
God of the bountiful and ever giving heart,
God of the generous and overflowing spirit,
God who gives enough for our own needs and abundance for every good work,
For the wonder of your harvest that never runs dry we praise and thank you today.
God whose love never gives up,
God whose forgiveness never says no,
God whose mercy never lets go,
For the hope and promise of your presence we praise and thank you today.
May we always savour what each moment holds,
May we live always in the promise of God’s love and faithfulness,
May we ever trust in the One for whom all things are possible,
For all that was, for all that is and for all that is to come,
We praise and give you thanks Lord God Almighty,
Amen
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Thanks Christine, as an Aussie I like the idea of refocusing on thankfulness every year. You have obviously taken well to the tradition! God bless.
Your welcome. This is indeed one tradition that I have taken to – I think that a day of thanksgiving is something that every country should having maybe without quite the festive indulgence that goes with it here
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