In thanksgiving,
we pause, we slow ourselves
we gather
together, family and friends,
reflecting,
memories thick with our collective past
our shared times
together, washing over us
thinking of our
blessings, at harvest,
coming before You,
oh God, in thanksgiving
Our provision, day
by day, our health, our family,
blessings we
cannot count, when we stop to remember,
our friends, our
nation, this world, troubled as it is
So much for which
to be thankful, so many gifts
given by our
Creator, our Savior, our Redeemer,
our Sustainer, our
living, loving God
Like the first
Thanksgiving, gathered together
around a table of
your bounty, the gifts of the earth
grain and drink,
meat and game, a harvest
coming together
under Your canopy, the sky,
Bowing our heads,
our hearts as one,
joining in prayer,
for the gifts we share
Remembering too,
those who are not home
thankful for their
service, for their sacrifice
those who stand in
harm’s way on our behalf
thankful too for
those on guard, for all who serve us
whether in foreign
fields or in fire houses down the street
We humbly give
thanks for all of them
For you oh God,
for your presence and your love
for your grounding
and your grace
we give you thanks
for Christ’s sacrifice upon the cross
For all we are and
all we have are gifts from You
We humbly pause, and
give You thanks.
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edited June 28, 2014
In Thanksgiving – v2
November 27, 2008
In Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day
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