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A Prayer for the Headlines for Wednesday, November 24

Good Morning, God,

It's the day before the day we intentionally pause to give thanks, Lord. We look forward to tomorrow, Thanksgiving Day, Lord, because it calls out the best from us, which is what you have instilled in us to do. You have made us to "give thanks," and to do so with "grateful hearts." Most of us can do this easily, Lord. The song says, "Count you many blessings; name them one by one." If we were to do this, our count would exceed the number of hairs on our head, the number of stars in the sky, the number of grains of sand on the shore. If we were to put a pen to paper right now, we would still be writing at this time tomorrow! Lord, you have given us so much, and we can't thank you enough!

So we say,  "Thank you for making us, for blessing us with everything we have, for giving us the capacity to love and be loved, the ability to forgive those who hurt us, and the hope that each new day brings. No matter what, Lord, we give you thanks!"

In Jesus' name, Amen.

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