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PRAY A PRAYER OF THANKS
By Synthia Esther
Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the United States (on the fourth Thursday of November) and Canada (on the second Monday of October), as a day of thanks for the harvest and blessings of the year. Thanksgiving has both a religious and cultural history, but is shared in a secular fashion by many as well (wikipedia).
As a born again Christian, I am thankful for many things God has provided. For it is by His hand, we receive. Above all else, I am thankful for the free gift of Salvation (John 3:16-17). Please visit our "Salvation Page" on this website to learn more about how you can share in God's eternal plan for your life.
God's gifts so many a pleasure bring
That I may make a thanksgiving.
For eyes whereby I clearly see
The many lovely things there be;
For lungs to breathe the morning air,
For nose to smell its fragrance rare;
For tongue to taste the fruits that grow,
For birds that sing and glowers that blow;
For limbs to climb, and swim and run,
For skin to feel the cheerful sin;
For sun and moon and stars in heaven,
Whose gracious light is freely given;
The river where the green weed floats,
And where I sail my little boats;
The sea where I can bathe and play,
The sands where I can race all day;
The pigeons wheeling in the sun,
Who fly more quickly than I run;
The winds that sing as they rush by,
The clouds that race across the sky;
The pony that I sometimes ride,
The curly dog that runs beside;
The shelter of the shady woods,
Where I may spend my lonely moods;
The gabled house that is my home,
The garden where I love to roam,
And bless my parents, everyday,
Though they be very far away,
Take thou my thanks, O God above,
For all these tokens of thy love.
And when I am a man, do thou
Make me as grateful then as now.
By: Richard Molesworth Dennis, who died in the 1914-1918 War: A Boy's Thanksgiving, from "A Book Of Prayer" - complied by Peter Watkins & Krica Hughes, JM - Julia MacRae - A Division of Franklin Watts, 1982, pages 94-95.
Copyright 2014-2016, Synthia Esther. All Rights Reserved.
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