Will you be asked to offer a prayer or blessing for your Thanksgiving Dinner? Please feel free to use this one, or adapt it for your own.
A Blessing for Thanksgiving
May our gathering today allow for hearts to open,
For memories to meld,
Children to engage the eyes of adults,
And adults to hold them clearly and with love.
For all of the joys and all of the sorrows
Of this lonely year,
May we gather in love, forgiveness, and fortitude
As we give thanks all around.
[Here you might invite each person to share a gratitude, even in this year of challenge. If you are alone or with those you already see on a daily basis, perhaps sharing a loving memory of an ancestor, known or simply remembered through stories.]
