Monday Meditation: Thank You God For Everything

 

 

"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father
of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow."
(James 1:17) 

Rustic Autumn Harvest
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 Thank You God for everything,

The big things and the small. 

For "every good gift comes from God"...

The Giver of them all. 

And all too often we accept, without any thanks or praise,

The gift God sends as blessings, each day in many ways.

And so at this Thanksgiving Time, we offer up a prayer...

To Thank You, God, for giving us a lot more than our share. 

First, Thank You for the little things

That often come our way,

The things we take for granted

But don't mention when we pray,

The unexpected courtesy, the thoughtful, kindly deed,

A hand reached out to help us in the time of sudden need. 

Oh, make us more aware, dear God, of little daily graces

That come to us with "sweet surprise"

From never-dreamed-of-places. 

Then Thank You for the "Miracles"

We are much too blind to see, 

And give us new awareness of our many gifts from Thee.

And help us to remember that the Key of Life and Living

Is to make each prayer a Prayer of Thanks

And every day Thanksgiving. 

Helen Steiner Rice
(1900-1981)
American Christian writer
and poetess