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<b><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Thanksgiving Prayer</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">“O God,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
We thank you on this special day of Thanksgiving</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
for our many blessings and the opportunity to enjoy</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
being with those whom we love and cherish.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">We bless you for the earth and all it holds,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
for the seas and all their riches,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
and for the heavens and all that fills them.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
We bless you for the mountains and valleys,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
the lakes, rivers, and streams,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
the forests, deserts, plains and all that inhabits them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">In our hearts and minds,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
we are grateful to the persons and events</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
that have brought some light and comfort into our lives.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
Help us recognize how indebted we are to each other.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
Inspire us to see the possibilities</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
that every day and moment can offer us</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
even in the midst of confusion, uncertainty, and fear.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">We hope and pray for peace and safety</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
during the coming holidays and new year.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
Bless us and our efforts to find the best life has to offer</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
beyond mere survival,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
and to share understanding and kindness.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
May we be alert to ways of being ever more generous</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
with all the gifts you have given us</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
for the support, protection, and enrichment of life on earth” and as a way we can walk faithfully to our eternal home in heaven!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Monks New Skete<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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