Take a moment to meditate on scripture and pray the Prayer of Thanksgiving:
These are scriptures here to remind us to be thankful at all times.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18: "Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus"
1 Chronicles 16:34: "Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; for His steadfast love endures forever!"
Psalm 118:1: "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever!"
Psalm 106:1: "Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever"
Romans 14:6: "He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks"
Colossians 4:2: "Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving"
John 6:11: Jesus took the bread in his hands and gave thanks to God
Philippians 4:6: "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God"
Colossians 2:6-7: "So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness"
Psalm 108:3–5: "I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations"
These are scriptures here to remind us to be thankful at all times.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18: "Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus"
1 Chronicles 16:34: "Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; for His steadfast love endures forever!"
Psalm 118:1: "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever!"
Psalm 106:1: "Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever"
Romans 14:6: "He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks"
Colossians 4:2: "Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving"
John 6:11: Jesus took the bread in his hands and gave thanks to God
Philippians 4:6: "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God"
Colossians 2:6-7: "So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness"
Psalm 108:3–5: "I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations"
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING:
From the United Methodist Book of Worship--
Thank you, Creator of the Universe,
For the people gathered around us today.
We give thanks for the things of the earth that give us the means of life.
Thank you for the plants, animals, and birds that we use as food and medicine.
Thank you for the natural world, in which we find the means to be clothed and housed. Thank you Lord for the ability to use these gifts of the natural world.
Help us see our place among these gifts, not to squander them, or think of them as means for selfish gain.
May we respect the life of all you have made.
May our spirits be strengthened by using only what we need, and may we use our strength to help those who need us.
Amen.
From the United Methodist Book of Worship--
Thank you, Creator of the Universe,
For the people gathered around us today.
We give thanks for the things of the earth that give us the means of life.
Thank you for the plants, animals, and birds that we use as food and medicine.
Thank you for the natural world, in which we find the means to be clothed and housed. Thank you Lord for the ability to use these gifts of the natural world.
Help us see our place among these gifts, not to squander them, or think of them as means for selfish gain.
May we respect the life of all you have made.
May our spirits be strengthened by using only what we need, and may we use our strength to help those who need us.
Amen.