Thanksgiving Prayers

Prayers for Thanksgiving come from various cultures and faiths. Thanksgiving prayers reflect the holiday's theme of gratitude for the blessings in each of our life, and ask for blessings to be extended to us, our loved ones and the food you are about to enjoy. These prayers are not just for Thanksgiving, however; they can be said around the table for Thanksgiving dinner or any time of the year you feel thankful and blessed.

All throughout the history of the American colonization there were celebrations of thanks giving during which explorers and colonists alike set aside a day to give thanks to God after surviving exceptionally difficult experiences. From the trials of Canadian explorer Martin Frobisher to the Plymouth Rock Pilgrims, these groups gave name to the holiday we celebrate today known as Thanksgiving.Twilight Bridge: History and Origin of Canadian ThanksgivingScholastic: The First Thanksgiving Feast

O Gracious God, we give you thanks for your overflowing generosity to us. Thank you for the blessings of the food we eat and especially for this feast today.American Catholic: [Thanksgiving Prayers

On this Thanksgiving Day, we remember the poor and the needy. We pray for your mercy and love to surround them.Dr. Neil Chadwick Sermon: The Thanksgiving Prayer of Jesus

Lord and Lady, watch over us, and bless us as we eat. Bless this food, this bounty of earth, we thank you, so mote it be.About.com: Saying Grace Pagan and Wiccan Style

Be present at our table, Lord. Be here and everywhere adored. Thy creatures bless and grant that we may feast in paradise with Thee.http://www.godweb.org/thanksgivingprayers2.htm

Come, Lord Jesus, Be our guest. And let Thy gifts to us be blest. Amen.http://www.godweb.org/thanksgivingprayers2.htm

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