On this Thanksgiving of 2010, remember all of the many blessings that God has bestowed on you and be thankful. Let us sing with the Psalmist the 100th Psalm, the Psalm of Thanksgiving which is the appointed Psalm for the Eucharist today:
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness;
come into his presence with singing.
Know that the Lord is God.
It is he that made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him, bless his name.
For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures for ever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
Let us give thanks to the Lord for God’s goodness to us and to those we love, and let us worship God in gladness in everything that we do today. Give thanks for the great love God has shown us through our Church community, in our family and friends. Enjoy this day of celebration for all of life’s blessings, those known and unknown.
Let us pray: Almighty and gracious Father, we give you thanks for the fruits of the earth in their season and for the labors of those who harvest them. Make us, we pray, faithful stewards of your great bounty, for the provision of our necessities and the relief of all who are in need, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness;
come into his presence with singing.
Know that the Lord is God.
It is he that made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him, bless his name.
For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures for ever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
Let us give thanks to the Lord for God’s goodness to us and to those we love, and let us worship God in gladness in everything that we do today. Give thanks for the great love God has shown us through our Church community, in our family and friends. Enjoy this day of celebration for all of life’s blessings, those known and unknown.
Let us pray: Almighty and gracious Father, we give you thanks for the fruits of the earth in their season and for the labors of those who harvest them. Make us, we pray, faithful stewards of your great bounty, for the provision of our necessities and the relief of all who are in need, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
My Thanksgiving blessing for you and your loved ones:
May God the Father, who has made you in His image and likeness, ever increase in you that likeness; may God the Son, who has redeemed you, ever increase in you your response to His Love; may God the Holy Spirit, who sanctifies you, ever increase in you in the gifts of faith, hope and love; and so may the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be upon you and remain with you now and always. Amen.
Fr. Chester J. Makowski+
St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church
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