In this busy week, when it's tempting to hurtle right past Thanksgiving and rush into Christmastime, I was blessed and inspired by this prayer written by a dear friend of mine. I hope that it will inspire you, as well!
For friends who listen, for opponents who challenge, for companions who love, we thank You, O God. For the gift of laughter, for the warmth of embrace, for the release of tears, we thank You, O God. For dawning and dusk, for the cycle of seasons, for elephants and daisies, and for bodies so wonderfully made, we thank You, O God.
For seedtime and harvest, for nourishing food and pure water, for the luxury of taste and smell, we thank You, O God. For the inspiration for music, for the beauty of the arts, for the fulfillment of human creation, we thank You, O God.
For the miracle of conception and birth, for the ongoing miracles of daily life, for the promise of the life to come, we thank You, O God. For the love and grace we receive, for the gift of Your Son, Jesus Christ, for the constant direction and care You provide us through Your Holy Spirit, we thank You, O God.
In this Thanksgiving season, we take a moment to ponder, to remember, and to number our blessings, knowing that it is through Your divine providence, O God, that we live, and move, and have our being. Amen.
- G. Skramstad
What are you most thankful for?
a beautiful prayer of thankfulness!...I'm thankful for good health,my children and a loving husband of 40 years, but most of all, that Jesus Christ is my savior!!
ReplyDeleteRichella,
ReplyDeleteYour friend, has given us a lovely Thanksgiving Prayer.
Thank you for sharing!!!
Count your blessings name them one by one. . .
and it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
Blessings!!!
Fondly,
Pat