Thanksgiving day prayer – Thanksgiving Poems
Thanksgiving Day, presently celebrated on the forth Thursday in month of November, has been an annual tradition in the United States since 1863. Thanksgiving Day considered as historical and religious gratitude to God. Thanksgiving Day gives us a chance to thank the almighty for what he has given us. The First Thanksgiving was celebrated to give thanks to God for helping the pilgrims survive the brutal winter. Thanksgiving Day celebrations involve a host of activities besides offering Thanksgiving prayers and feasting on Thanksgiving dinner and poems. Thanksgiving poems and prayers express your feeling towards God for always being there for you and also you can thank to your family, friends and loved ones for their support by dedicating some poems or prayers.
Thanksgiving Prayers and poems:
Heavenly Father, on Thanksgiving Day
We bow our hearts to You and pray.
We give You thanks for all You’ve done
Especially for the gift
of Jesus, Your Son.
For beauty in nature, Your glory we see
For joy and health, friends and family,
For daily provision, Your mercy and care
These are the blessings You graciously share.
So today we offer this response of praise
With a promise to follow You all of our days.
– Mary Fairchild
A Thanksgiving Day Prayer
Lord, so often times, as any other day
When we sit down to our meal and pray
We hurry along and make fast the blessing
Thanks, amen. Now please pass the dressing
We’re slaves to the olfactory overload
We must rush our prayer before the food gets cold
But Lord, I’d like to take a few minute more
To really give thanks to what I’m thankful for
For my family, my health, a nice soft bed
My friends, my freedom, a roof over my head
I’m thankful right now to be surrounded by those
Whose lives touch me more than they’ll ever possibly know
Thankful Lord, that You’ve blessed me beyond measure
Thankful that in my heart lives life’s greatest treasure
That You, dear Jesus, reside in that place
And I’m ever so grateful for Your unending grace
So please, heavenly Father, bless this food You’ve provided
And bless each and every person invited
–By Scott Wesemann
For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food,
For love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
– By Ralph Waldo Emerson
‘Twas the night of Thanksgiving,
But I just couldn’t sleep
I tried counting backwards,
I tried counting sheep.
The leftovers beckoned -
The dark meat and white
But I fought the temptation
With all of my might.
Tossing and turning
With anticipation
The thought of a snack
Became infatuation.
So, I raced to the kitchen,
Flung open the door
And gazed at the fridge,
Full of goodies galore.
I gobbled up turkey
And buttered potatoes,
Pickles and carrots,
Beans and tomatoes.
I felt myself swelling
So plump and so round,
‘Til all of a sudden,
I rose off the ground.
I crashed through the ceiling,
Floating into the sky
With a mouthful of pudding
And a handful of pie.
But, I managed to yell
As I soared past the trees….
Happy eating to all -
Pass the cranberries, please.
May your stuffing be tasty,
May your turkey be plump.
May your potatoes ‘n gravy
Have nary a lump,
May your yams be delicious
May your pies take the prize,
May your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off of your thighs.
May your Thanksgiving be blessed!!
–Author unknown
Thanksgiving is a time of year for family to gather and Holiday cheer.
the smell of the food makes my stomach rumble.
and the look of the turkey only makes it worse.
when the time comes to eat i’ll be there first!
~By Tashi~
Count your blessings instead of your crosses; Count your gains instead of your losses.
Count your joys instead of your woes; Count your friends instead of your foes.
Count your smiles instead of your tears; Count your courage instead of your fears.
Count your full years instead of your lean; Count your kind deeds instead of your mean.
Count your health instead of your wealth; Count on God instead of yourself.
~~Author Unknown~~
Source: http://christianity.about.com/od/thanksgivingverses/a/thanksgivingpra.htm (Thank you).
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