(Continuing a series on the Lord's Prayer.)
Father,
I thank you for Your forgiveness. Help us in this season of thanksgiving not to forget this greatest of Your gifts. Thank you for offering that forgiveness freely through Your Son through faith. Help us to come to You and accept that forgiveness. Help us not to hide or rationalize or blame other people but to honestly bring our sins and confess them to You. Help us also to show others the the forgiveness You have show us. Help us to remember we are sinners, saved by Your grace, and to treat others in the same way You have treated us.
In Jesus' Name,
Amen
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Thankful for Freedom
Father, we thank you for the freedoms you have blessed us with. Thank you that we can proclaim the gospel and show the love of Christ to others without fear. Thank you that we can gather with our brothers and sisters to worship and encourage one another.
Amen
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THANK YOU
THANK YOU, Father for the voice of wisdom. It calls to us, it seeks us out and does not remain hidden. Its voice can be heard by anyone who will listen. Please give me ears to hear and a heart to understand, so that I may live by Your truth, walk in Your light, and grow in Your grace and knowledge. I love You. Amen.
You are the living Truth;
All wisdom dwells in You,
The source of every skill,
The One Eternal True!
O great I AM, in You we rest
Sure answer to our every quest.
You only are true Life;
To know you is to live
The more abundant life
That earth can never give.
O Risen Lord, we live in You;
In us each day Your Life renewed.
We come O Christ, to You ~Margaret Clarkson (1957-1985)
Amen
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Thankful for Undeserved Grace
Romans 5:1-2 (NLT)
1 Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. 2 Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege (GRACE) where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.
1 Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. 2 Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege (GRACE) where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.
Father when I
contemplate the privilege of friendship and fellowship with you, it is
stunning. The wonder of such a personal relationship with God who created and
sustains all things. God with whom power has no limit, wisdom has no error,
love has no measure, holiness has no flaw and mercy has no prejudice. This
privilege that makes us the apple of your eye, the object of your affection and
the treasure of your heart. What an astounding thought! How much you love us
and think about us. It reminds me of Psalm
139:17 (NLT) How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They
cannot be numbered!
Father, may I
ever be mindful that this privilege is undeserved. This is pure and
glorious grace. It is a relationship which only you could make possible. Thank
you Father from an undeserving heart and an eternally grateful soul.
Amen
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Thank you Lord
Thank you Lord for this life you've given us
Thank you Lord for in you we can trust
Whatever that life brings
Whichever life song we sing
We thank you that you are Emmanuel
Thank you Lord even in times of trouble
Thank you Lord that in all our struggles
You are good
You are faithful
In you we can depend on
Thank you Lord.
Amen
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Thank you Lord for in you we can trust
Whatever that life brings
Whichever life song we sing
We thank you that you are Emmanuel
Thank you Lord even in times of trouble
Thank you Lord that in all our struggles
You are good
You are faithful
In you we can depend on
Thank you Lord.
Amen
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Thankful for Love and Goodness
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. -Psalm 118:1 NIV
These two words, love and goodness, describe God at a very core level.
For these two words we give thanks to you Lord.
You are good. When we hurt, we can know that you have not caused the pain.
You are love. When all have abandoned us, your loving presence remains.
You are good. In times of great trial, we know that your plans for us are good.
You are love. In moments of doubt and confusion, you love brings clarity.
You are good. Evil and temptation, in the end, will bow to your goodness.
You are love. Hate cannot stand against you. Love never fails.
Lord, we have hope for tomorrow because we see your love and goodness today.
Amen
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These two words, love and goodness, describe God at a very core level.
For these two words we give thanks to you Lord.
You are good. When we hurt, we can know that you have not caused the pain.
You are love. When all have abandoned us, your loving presence remains.
You are good. In times of great trial, we know that your plans for us are good.
You are love. In moments of doubt and confusion, you love brings clarity.
You are good. Evil and temptation, in the end, will bow to your goodness.
You are love. Hate cannot stand against you. Love never fails.
Lord, we have hope for tomorrow because we see your love and goodness today.
Amen
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In everything.....
"Give thanks in everything,
for this is God's will
for you in Christ Jesus."
(1 Thessalonians 5:17)
Be thankful in ALL things. Be thankful for everything. God is in control. He has a plan. We just have to jump in and trust Him. And believe Him. And be thankful....
Amen
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Daily Bread
(Continuing a series of prayers based on the Lord's Prayer.)
Father,
I thank you that You are concerned for our mundane ordinary needs. I thank You we can ask You for our everyday food and shelter. Provide us those needs. And help us to remember they come from You. Help us to remember to trust You for even the little things. And help us remember all good things come from You.
In Jesus' Name.
Amen
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Father,
I thank you that You are concerned for our mundane ordinary needs. I thank You we can ask You for our everyday food and shelter. Provide us those needs. And help us to remember they come from You. Help us to remember to trust You for even the little things. And help us remember all good things come from You.
In Jesus' Name.
Amen
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Thanks
Father, thank you for the comfort you give when we are grieving, when we are broken and feel like we can't go on. Thank you for those you send our way who pass on the comfort you have given them. Thank you that we can know that you are with us always, even when we feel alone. Amen
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GIVING THANKS
Psalm 100:4-5 "Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name, for the Lord is good and is love endures forever, his faithfulness continues through all generations."
Dear Lord, our goal in life should be giving thanks to You, praising you wonderful Name, and remembering that Your love endures forever, and Your faithfulness will filter down to all generations. Our children, grandchildren, and beyond. Praise Your Holy Name. I love You. Amen.
Amen
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Gratitude
1 Chronicles 16:8-10 (NLT)
8 Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done. 9 Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds. 10 Exult in his holy name; rejoice, you who worship the LORD.
8 Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done. 9 Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds. 10 Exult in his holy name; rejoice, you who worship the LORD.
Father we
have more to give thanks for than we can possible express. It reminds me of the
refrain written by Johnson Oatman, Jr.
Count your blessings, name them
one by one,
Count your blessings, see what God has done!
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
Count your many blessings, see what God has done.
The Apostle
Peter captured it will when he wrote: “You
are extremely happy with joy and praise that can hardly be expressed in words? 1 Peter 1:8 (GW)Count your blessings, see what God has done!
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
Count your many blessings, see what God has done.
Yes we are
Father and we give You all the glory and our love, worship and praise!
Amen
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Thank You Lord
by Paul Baloche and Don Moen
I come before You today,
and there's just one thing that I want to say
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord
For all You've given to me,
for all the blessings that I cannot see
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord
With a grateful heart,
with a song of praise,
With an outstretched arm
I'll bless Your Name and
Thank You, Lord,
I just want to thank You, Lord
Thank You, Lord,
I just want to thank You, Lord
For all You've done in my life,
You took my darkness and gave me Your light
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord
You took my sin and my shame,
You took my sickness and heal all my pain
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord
With a grateful heart,
with a song of praise
With an outstretched arm
I'll bless Your Name an
Thank You, Lord,
I just want to thank You, Lord
Thank You, Lord,
I just want to thank You, Lord
With a grateful heart,
with a song of praise
With an outstretched arm
I'll bless Your Name and
Thank You, Lord,
I just want to thank You, Lord
Thank You, Lord,
I just want to thank You, Lord
Thank You, Lord,
Amen
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I come before You today,
and there's just one thing that I want to say
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord
For all You've given to me,
for all the blessings that I cannot see
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord
With a grateful heart,
with a song of praise,
With an outstretched arm
I'll bless Your Name and
Thank You, Lord,
I just want to thank You, Lord
Thank You, Lord,
I just want to thank You, Lord
For all You've done in my life,
You took my darkness and gave me Your light
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord
You took my sin and my shame,
You took my sickness and heal all my pain
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord
With a grateful heart,
with a song of praise
With an outstretched arm
I'll bless Your Name an
Thank You, Lord,
I just want to thank You, Lord
Thank You, Lord,
I just want to thank You, Lord
With a grateful heart,
with a song of praise
With an outstretched arm
I'll bless Your Name and
Thank You, Lord,
I just want to thank You, Lord
Thank You, Lord,
I just want to thank You, Lord
Thank You, Lord,
Amen
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An Election Benediction
May you remember that all politics and all platforms and all legalities and all borders and all leaders are temporary.
May you recall that political movements and boundaries and personalities and programs are here one day and gone the next. All of these are passing away.
May you resist the temptation to place ultimate trust in any person, policy, party, movement, or nation—even a beautiful idea that is embodied by a nation—because there is no nation with an eternal foundation.
May you know that your kingdom is not of this world but of the world that is coming to this world and that is not yet here.
May you in the same breath grasp that engagement with the things of this world—not escape from its harsher, darker realities—is the sacrificial pattern of Jesus Christ.
May you discover your role in the just and merciful governance of the world God made good and pursue that cosmos-converting vocation with love amid the world’s brokenness and grittiness.
May you see your work in the world—all of your callings and activities—as a participation in bringing the kingdom of heaven to earth.
May you have strength and beauty and determination and wisdom as you love your neighbor and your enemy as Christ has loved you, seeking with all persons to bring justice, mercy, and lasting peace.
May you comprehend that your salvation is not dependent on who you vote for in an election, or in whether or not you vote; that you are under no biblical or theological or moral obligation to vote for a person or party or proposal or initiative if that vote violates your conscience.
May you be grateful for the opportunity to participate in your government and if you choose not to participate in the election may you find ways to make that non-participation more than a protest, and may you find tangible ways to help and protect the poor and oppressed who might have been helped or shielded by your vote.
May you realize that the kingdom of God is within you and that the Son of God sets you free even as you vote for whomever your conscience dictates, without anxiety or fear, for the Spirit the Father gives us does not make us timid, but bestows on us power, love, and self-discipline.
May your posture toward every human leader be driven by respectful prayer, and where protest and prophecy and non-violent resistance are needed, may you have the courage to speak and oppose and critique in humility and charity.
May you perceive God’s love for creation in sending Jesus to embody a New Humanity, and may you join in Christ’s care for the earth and all its creatures and resources, for we await with patience not only the coming of the Son in the flesh but his perfect bride, a people who beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks.
May you trust that Providence is working behind the scenes of history to draw all things to a good and fitting and proper end with justice and mercy.
Amen.
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May you recall that political movements and boundaries and personalities and programs are here one day and gone the next. All of these are passing away.
May you resist the temptation to place ultimate trust in any person, policy, party, movement, or nation—even a beautiful idea that is embodied by a nation—because there is no nation with an eternal foundation.
May you know that your kingdom is not of this world but of the world that is coming to this world and that is not yet here.
May you in the same breath grasp that engagement with the things of this world—not escape from its harsher, darker realities—is the sacrificial pattern of Jesus Christ.
May you discover your role in the just and merciful governance of the world God made good and pursue that cosmos-converting vocation with love amid the world’s brokenness and grittiness.
May you see your work in the world—all of your callings and activities—as a participation in bringing the kingdom of heaven to earth.
May you have strength and beauty and determination and wisdom as you love your neighbor and your enemy as Christ has loved you, seeking with all persons to bring justice, mercy, and lasting peace.
May you comprehend that your salvation is not dependent on who you vote for in an election, or in whether or not you vote; that you are under no biblical or theological or moral obligation to vote for a person or party or proposal or initiative if that vote violates your conscience.
May you be grateful for the opportunity to participate in your government and if you choose not to participate in the election may you find ways to make that non-participation more than a protest, and may you find tangible ways to help and protect the poor and oppressed who might have been helped or shielded by your vote.
May you realize that the kingdom of God is within you and that the Son of God sets you free even as you vote for whomever your conscience dictates, without anxiety or fear, for the Spirit the Father gives us does not make us timid, but bestows on us power, love, and self-discipline.
May your posture toward every human leader be driven by respectful prayer, and where protest and prophecy and non-violent resistance are needed, may you have the courage to speak and oppose and critique in humility and charity.
May you perceive God’s love for creation in sending Jesus to embody a New Humanity, and may you join in Christ’s care for the earth and all its creatures and resources, for we await with patience not only the coming of the Son in the flesh but his perfect bride, a people who beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks.
May you trust that Providence is working behind the scenes of history to draw all things to a good and fitting and proper end with justice and mercy.
Amen.
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Now and Forever!
Oh, LORD, we are thankful for your infinite mercy and grace upon us. We are grateful for your loving watchcare over us. You have blessed us immeasureably and bountifully and we give you thanks. Our blessings are uncountable. Your goodness unending. May we give you all praise and all glory and all honor due your Holy and Mighty Name! Help us to keep our eyes and hearts turned toward heaven.
"But we will praise the LORD,
both now and forever.
Hallelujah!"
(Psalm 115:18) HCSB
Amen
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