THANKSGIVING (1980)
Dear Heavenly Father,
We gather together around the dinner table today
being doubly blessed and truly grateful
We realize we live in a world filled with strife and despair
but also, beauty and joy
We are therefore glad that you are ever present
and ever in our midst
We are glad you are a God who really cares for us
and desires the very best for us
We thank you for our home, America, the land of promise
with freedoms and liberties for all our citizens
We thank you for all those who willing volunteer
to defend our shores and fight against our foes
We thank you for our families and pray for their well being
Draw us closer to one another in the coming year
We pray and give thanks for all your blessings and care
May we a blessing to many others in the coming year
We offer this prayer in the name of our healer and helper,
Even Jesus Christ, Amen
(This article has been slightly updated as of
November 22, 2017)