Thanksgiving Poem/Prayer

 

God who meets us in moments of grace;

God who continues to leave a loving trace;

God, Your image from each can never be erased;

Enfold us on this Thanksgiving Day with Your embrace.

We admit we are not always the most thankful bunch.

We can be less than gracious; throwing a verbal punch.

Too often we live our lives in the blur of a time crunch.

We tend to gobble our food quickly barely tasting our lunch.

You invite us this day to offer heartfelt prayer, praise, and thanks.

To slow down, savor, let Your love rewire our mental databanks.

To be honest, heartfelt for all that has been this last year, we are frank,

Sometimes we don’t always know how to give thanks, we draw a blank.

Meet us, we pray, with gratitude and peace on this Thanksgiving Day.

Help us see the way that prayer can be found in food, laughter, and play.

And let this moment linger, last, and show us a way.

That every day can be one of giving thanks we say.

May the amateur poetry, prayer for this Thanksgiving bring a smile to your face and warmth to your soul.  May God’s love surround you today and offer you strength.  I give thanks to you, dear reader, for sharing in this practice of Morning Meditations each day.  Happy Thanksgiving and much love.  Alleluia and Amen.