CALL
TO WORSHIP
On
this Thanksgiving weekend, we gather for worship.
To
give thanks for the gifts of the land, the gifts of God.
On
this Thanksgiving weekend, we gather for worship.
To
celebrate God's presence, to open ourselves to God's wisdom.
On
this Thanksgiving weekend, we gather for worship.
And
as we gather we make our offering of fruits of the earth, to share
with the community around us...
OPENING
PRAYER
God,
as we gather to worship,
remind
us of the blessings in our lives, that we would be thankful.
God,
as we gather for worship,
remind
us of the ways you have acted in the past, that we would remember.
God,
as we gather for worship,
open
in us an attitude of thanksgiving, an awareness of blessed abundance.
God,
when we leave this time of worship,
may
our eyes see first the abundance in our lives, may our voices first
share the words of thanksgiving.
These
thing we pray in the name of Jesus, the Risen Christ, who taught his
friends to pray saying...
PRAYER
OF
THANKSGIVING
Children
of God, what has God given you?
...time
of silent thanksgiving...
Children
of God, what good things have happened in your lives this year?
...time
of silent thanksgiving...
Children
of God, how has God been with you in the hard times of life?
...time
of silent thanksgiving...
Children
of God, for the Grace that flows freely from God,
we
sing songs of praise and thanksgiving.
Children
of God, as a thankful people,
we
thank the God who has given us life, and that in abundance. Amen.
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