Putting this in writing as I type
What a task to undertake
But folks---as you read make no mistake
Giving Thanks to the Father above
Spreading out His Awesome Love
To you in this family and all my friends
Who've stuck together through thick and thin
We praise You Oh Father God
We adore you and You are the Only God
Giving thanks today for You sending Your Son
The thieves and murderers lost and us down here Won
All living creatures ---- all living things
All the nourishment to the body that these days bring
We've been fed with spiritual, physical, and emotional love
Being with ones we love, thinking of ones who've gone on
Knowing they are at peace now, they have a new song
Dreaming we are, and trying out hardest
To reach out and grab your Hands and know
Now is the time to reap the most awesome harvest
We are clinging to You as would a leech
Away from the wordily and out of it's reach
Ending this little ditty ---- Sending blessings
And praying for showers of more
Rain on us Lord, let us not be of thirst
We love You Lord, We'll be with You at Last
Because You are the One, and You are the First
The Alpha and Omega you are
The Father--the Son---and the Holy Ghost
The Maker and Creator of this great earth.
Let us give All the Praise and Glory to You Lord
You are the Song, and You are the much Spoken-Of Story
By Shirley Updike
November 26, 2009
Thanksgiving Prayer
A 4-year-old boy was asked to pray before Thanksgiving dinner. The family
members bowed their heads in expectation.
He began his prayer, thanking the Lord for all his friends, naming them one by one.
Then he thanked the Lord for Mommy, Daddy, brother, sister, Grandma, Grandpa, and all his aunts and uncles. Then he began to thank the Lord for the food. He gave thanks for the turkey, the dressing, the fruit salad, the cranberry sauce, the pies, the cakes, even the Cool Whip.
Then he paused, and everyone waited -- and waited.
After a long silence, the young fellow looked up at his mother and asked, "If I thank the Lord for the broccoli, won't he know that I'm lying?"
He began his prayer, thanking the Lord for all his friends, naming them one by one.
Then he thanked the Lord for Mommy, Daddy, brother, sister, Grandma, Grandpa, and all his aunts and uncles. Then he began to thank the Lord for the food. He gave thanks for the turkey, the dressing, the fruit salad, the cranberry sauce, the pies, the cakes, even the Cool Whip.
Then he paused, and everyone waited -- and waited.
After a long silence, the young fellow looked up at his mother and asked, "If I thank the Lord for the broccoli, won't he know that I'm lying?"
You Are
Probably Overdoing Thanksgiving If...
* You spill more food on you than the local soup kitchen dispenses.
* Paramedics bring in the Jaws of Life to pry you out of the Lazy Boy.
* The gravy boat your wife set out was a real 12' boat!
* The potatoes you used set off another famine in Ireland.
* You receive a Sumo Wrestler application in your e-mail.
* You set off an earthquake seismograph on your morning jog on Friday.
* Pricking your finger for cholesterol screening only yielded gravy.
* You have 5 TV sets all side-by-side to catch all 5 football games.
* Representatives from the Butterball Hall of Fame called twice.
* Your arms have gotten too short to tie your shoes.
* You spill more food on you than the local soup kitchen dispenses.
* Paramedics bring in the Jaws of Life to pry you out of the Lazy Boy.
* The gravy boat your wife set out was a real 12' boat!
* The potatoes you used set off another famine in Ireland.
* You receive a Sumo Wrestler application in your e-mail.
* You set off an earthquake seismograph on your morning jog on Friday.
* Pricking your finger for cholesterol screening only yielded gravy.
* You have 5 TV sets all side-by-side to catch all 5 football games.
* Representatives from the Butterball Hall of Fame called twice.
* Your arms have gotten too short to tie your shoes.
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