To you, Lord, we are thankful (Thanksgiving prayer)

For all your blessings
the abundance around us, for all that is
our struggles, our journey
Your presence with us

To you, Lord, we are thankful
for life, for new life in You
for the Creator, the Savior
Your Spirit within us

We thank you for family
for friends here with us
we thank You for all Your blessings
the journey here on earth

We pray for our loved ones
those distant from us now
we pray for all people
that your peace would come down

We thank You, our God
for all that we have
grateful for Your blessing
let Your love fill our hearts

Amen


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Edited November 22, 2012
for Thanksgiving dinner prayer
November 22, 2012
remembering to whom we are thankful
this Thanksgiving season
&
Thanksgiving 2012
Pembroke – Allenstown Community Thanksgiving Service
at First Congregational Church of Pembroke
http://www.pembrokechurch.org/templates/System/default.asp?id=40672
Pembroke Street
Pembroke, NH
November 21, 2012
&
offering for Allenstown – Pembroke Interfaith Food Pantry
http://cs.newhampshire.com/blogs/hooksett_editor/archive/2009/11/25/There-are-many-ways-to-make-the-holiday-bright.aspx
&
Philippians 4:4-7
And homily, “Gratitude”,
by Father Crowley
&
including the pastors:
Pastor Ruth Foss
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
http://pastorruth.posterous.com/
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.suncookumc.org
http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965
Suncook, NH
&
Pastor Mike Mativity
http://www.gccnh.com/
Grace Capital Church,
Concord, NH
&
Reverend Jim Howard
First Congregational Church of Pembroke
&
Father Edmund G. Crowley
http://www.catholicnh.org/directory/index.cfm?intType=1&id=72
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Allenstown, NH
&
Reverend Richard Babcock
Sunrise Baptist Church
Allenstown, NH

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