Prayer for Thanksgiving— Adapted and shared by Peter Benson as a blessing for Thanksgiving meal, based on quotation from Melody Beattie
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend” …and friends into family. Thanks for getting here, being here, and having us here.
Blessing — by Diann Neu (shared by Rev. Ann Cady) Blessed be the works of your hands, O Holy One
Blessed be these hands that have touched life.
Blessed be these hands that have nurtured creativity.
Blessed be these hands that have held pain.Blessed be these handsBlessed be these hands that have embraced with passion.Blessed be these hands that have tended gardens.Blessed be these hands that have closed in anger.Blessed be these hands that have planted new seeds.Blessed be these hands that have harvested ripe fields.Blessed be these hands that have cleaned, washed, mopped, scrubbed.Blessed be these hands that have become knotty with age.Blessed be these hands that are wrinkled and scarred from doing justice.Blessed be these hands that have reached out and been received.
Blessed be these hands that hold the promise of the future.
Blessed be the works of your hands, O Holy One