Liturgy For Thanksgiving Day

The following liturgy may be used in small or large family celebrations, especially when the worshiping community itself does not gather on Thanksgiving Day. Gathering Leader:Today is a special day in the life of our nation and in the life of our home. We gather together to give thanks to the Almighty for the blessings he has granted us and those whom we love. Hymn: "Come, Ye Thankful People, Come" Leader:Let us pray. Father, we acknowledge your goodness to us and to all humankind. Receive our words of praise to your glory, and bless this food. May it strengthen our bodies and nourish our spirits. Keep us, Lord, mindful of the needs of others, through Jesus our Lord. Response:Amen. (Here the meal may be eaten. ) Readings and Prayers after the Meal Reader 1:A reading from the Old Testament: "I will extol you, my God, O king; And I will bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you, And I will praise your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord, and…