Pause for Prayer: TUESDAY 11/24

Thanksgiving's just a few days away, Lord,
and I want to be ready on Thursday

to thank you for all I have,

for all you've given me,

for what I have in abundance...

I want to remember the ways

you've helped me since Thanksgiving,

just last year...

Help me remember, Lord,

when your strength, not mine,

got me through the really hard times...

Help me remember

how, in your love,

you never left me alone...

Help me remember

your gift of your mercy

each time I strayed from your grace...

Help me remember

how each time I prayed

you were there to listen, to hear me...

Help me remember

the times I moved on

past things I thought I’d never survive...

Help me remember

you stayed by my side

when it seemed no one else was there...

Help me remember

each one who loved me:

family and friends at work and at school…

Help me remember

who protected and served me,

whose names I don't even know...

Help me remember

the most basic gifts:

food, water, warm clothing, a place to live...

Help me remember and be grateful for,

my vision, my hearing, my sense of touch

and all the good things I smell and taste…

Help me remember

the clean air I breathe,

the beauty I see and the music I hear...

Help me remember

the freedom that's mine

in the nation I call my home...

Help me remember

what I take for granted:

open my eyes to what I’ve missed...

Help me remember

the gifts I've forgotten

and the folks I've forgotten to thank...

Help me remember how all good gifts
come from your hand,
from your heart to mine,

to be shared...

Help me remember

and never forget

how many the reasons

I have for thanksgiving...

Help me remember, Lord,
help me remember,
lest I forget...

Amen.

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