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• Thanksgiving prayers or blessings are often said as friends and family gather at the table for Thanksgiving dinner. Many Thanksgiving blessings offer expressions of thanks and gratitude for the good things in one's life, big or small. Thanksgiving sermons often take on a similar tone, urging congregation members to reflect on things for which they are most grateful.

• Fast Facts

  1. Thanksgiving is traditionally observed in the U.S. on the fourth Thursday of NovemberThanksgiving November: Thanksgiving Facts
  2. Blessings are common at Thanksgiving
  3. Many blessings are said before and, in some cases, after Thanksgiving meals
  4. Many blessings or prayers offer gratitude to God for the abundance of good things in one's life

• Thanksgiving Blessings Quotes

  • "O God, when I have food, help me to remember the hungry; When I have work, help me to remember the jobless; When I have a home, help me to remember those who have no home at all..."—Samuel F. PughThanksgiving November: A Thanksgiving Prayer

  "For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, For love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends."—Ralph Waldo EmersonAbout.com: Thanksgiving Day Prayers and Poems

  "How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you."—Psalm 31:19About.com: Bible Verses for Thanksgiving

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