A Prayer of Thanksgiving for Thanksgiving Day

Eternal Father,
from whom every good and perfect gift has ever come,
we pause in this appointed season to give you thanks.

You have carried us through days of labor and seasons of uncertainty.
You have set food upon our tables,
strength in our bones,
and hope in our hearts when the way before us seemed dim.
For home and hearth, for family and friends,
for the work of our hands and the rest that follows it,
we give you praise.

Grant us the grace to remember that all we hold is received, not earned;
that our breath is borrowed,
our time entrusted,
our blessings meant to be shared.
Keep us mindful of those who hunger,
those who grieve,
those who sit alone,
and move us to acts of mercy that match the gratitude we speak.

Make us humble in prosperity, steadfast in trial,
and faithful in all seasons,
that our lives may bear witness to your goodness.

Through Jesus Christ our Lord,
to whom with you and the Holy Spirit
be honor and glory, now and forever.
Amen.