My favorite holiday of the year is Thanksgiving. It’s the one day of the year we formally celebrate being grateful. If it were up to me, we would have Thanksgiving on the calendar once a month. Other than loving God and your neighbor as yourself, there is nothing more important than practicing gratitude. Meanwhile, thank you, Lord, for your many blessings, and help us to be mindful that every day should be a day of thanksgiving.
"Thanksgiving Table Blessing"
Heavenly Father, as we gather around this table, we lift our
hearts in gratitude for Your bountiful blessings. We thank You for the
gift of this nourishing food, for the hands that have prepared it, and
for the love that brings us together. Bless our time of fellowship, and
may our conversation and laughter be pleasing to You.
Lord, I pray for all my Sonshine Friends sitting at a festive table with family and friends and especially for those home alone with their pet companions by their side. May we pray together in gratitude for all of God's good gifts. Fr. Matt
