Thanksgiving
Father in Heaven,
Holy is Your hospitality.
May Your Kingdom come today,
To our table, our home, and our neighborhood
As it is in Heaven.
Give us this day the gift of enough:
Enough courage to invite,
Enough vulnerability to inquire,
Enough margin to share,
Enough gratitude to see Your goodness,
Enough honesty to share our unmet hopes.
Forgive us when fear enslaves us
From opening our tables to others
And opening our hearts to You.
May we forgive those who’s past and pain
Have kept them absent from our table
And led them away from Your love.
Lead and guide us away from what divides
Our hearts and our homes.
Deepen our trust in Your grace
That is always welcoming the prodigal home.
Deliver us from the evils of illusion and isolation
That keep us hiding
From ourselves, from each other, and from You.
May we experience Your presence this day
As a safe and secure place of peace.
You are the One who welcomes,
You are the One we offer our awe and wonder,
You are One on this day of thanksgiving
We give thanks for every gift in this world.
Amen.
