A Reformation Prayer For Thanksgiving

Often other men have the ability to express my spiritual desires better than I do. Today is such a day as I consider thankfulness to God and what that means for my life, my family, and my spiritual hope. Enjoy:

Lord God,

our Heavenly Father,

we thank Thee for all thy benefits,

which we so unceasingly receive

from thy bountiful hand.

We thank Thee

that it pleases Thee

to sustain us

in this temporal life

and to supply all our needs.

We are especially grateful

that Thou hast regenerated us

unto the hope of a better life,

which Thou hast revealed unto us

in Thy holy Gospel.

We pray thee,

merciful God and Father,

that our hearts may not become

too deeply attached to these

earthly and perishable things,

but that we may always look heavenward,

expecting our Savior Jesus Christ,

until He shall appear

upon the clouds

unto our deliverance.

Amen.

From the “Christian Prayers” of the Dutch National Church Liturgy, 1564.