Sunday, October 7, 2018

A Thanksgiving Prayer

Morning: Psalm 118; Hosea 13:4-14; I Corinthians 2:6-16
Evening: Psalm 145; Matthew 14:1-12

We pray to God that this Thanksgiving, we not just give thanks, but that we choose thanks … In God’s sacred generosity, we see that we live in an infinite circle of gratitude. We all are guests at a hospitable table around which gifts are passed and received. We will strive not to let anything opposed to love take over this table … we will pass gratitude on to the world … With all those gathered here, we pledge to make thanks … around this table, around the table of our nation, around the table of the earth. Amen.  
(This is an adaptation of a prayer by Diana Butler Bass, in her book: Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks)
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