Thanksgiving

November 27, 2008 by Lillie 


TO our prayers, O Lord, we join our unfeigned thanks for all thy mercies; for our being, our reason, and all other endowments and faculties of soul and body; for our health, friends, food, and raiment, and all the other comforts and conveniences of life. Above all, we adore thy mercy in sending thy only Son into the world, to redeem us from sin and eternal death, and in giving us the knowledge and sense of our duty towards thee. We bless thee for thy patience with us, notwithstanding our many and great provocations; for all the directions, assistances, and comforts of thy Holy Spirit; for thy continual care and watchful providence over us through the whole course of our lives; and particularly for the mercies and benefits of this day; beseeching thee to continue these thy blessings to us, and to give us grace to show our thankfulness in a sincere obedience to his laws, through whose merits and intercession we received them all, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

~ Family Evening Prayer, 1928 Book of Common Prayer

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Comment by Bluestocking
2008-11-27 13:59:45

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

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Comment by Lillie
2008-11-27 22:20:26

Thank you, Bluestocking. We had a lovely day and hope you did as well!

 
 
Comment by Helen Ginger
2008-11-27 17:50:14

Happy Thanksgiving Lillie.

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Comment by Lillie
2008-11-27 22:22:04

Thank you, Helen. I hope your Thanksgiving was as lovely as ours.

 
 
Comment by PC-Komik
2008-11-29 17:49:40

thanks for all things

Comment by Lillie
2008-11-29 21:23:12

Yes, the Bible tells us to be thankful IN all things, not just FOR all things. We usually aren’t thankful for the tings we see as bad in our lives, yet sometimes those things turn out to be blessings that we didn’t recognize. We should be thankful regardless of our circumstances.

There’s a poem that says be thankful for dirty laundry because that means you have clothes to wear; be thankful for the alarm going off in the morning becaue that means you have a job; etc. It’s a good reminder to be thankful even for the things we don’t especially like.

 
 
Comment by renae
2008-11-29 23:03:23

I hope and pray you had a wonderful, blessed Thanksgiving, Lillie! I did as you suggested and sent a link to the seven reasons to be thankful post. Thanks for the idea!

Comment by Lillie
2008-11-29 23:44:56

We had a lovely Thanksgiving, Renae, and hope you did also.

 
 

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