We had 20+ people at our house this Thanksgiving. When all the food was laid out, we all came together and bowed our heads for this prayer, which I had written a little earlier. It was my first-ever attempt to write such a prayer:
Lord God, we thank you for the blessings you give us every day of the year.
We thank you for giving us the skills to do the work we do and provide homes and food for our families and our communities.
We thank you for giving us health and strength to live our lives without suffering.
We thank you for giving us the temperaments to live with each other peacefully and for the love we have to help one another when in need.
And we especially thank you today, Lord, for bringing our families together to feast and enjoy each others’ company.
We ask you, Lord, to please bless these gifts that you have brought us, to bless this home and these people, and to send your special graces today to all those around the world who cannot enjoy these gifts.
And especially, Lord, we ask you to bless our American troops overseas, who are apart from their families this Thanksgiving, at the risk of their own lives, in the pursuit of freedom for others. Be with them and their families and grant them peace today.
We ask for all this in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, your son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one god forever and ever.
Amen.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
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