OUR DAILY BREAD

"Our Father who art in heaven, give us this day ur daily bread. Dear Lord, God & Father, grant us Your blessing in our temporal & physical life. Graciously grant us blessed peace. Protect us against war & disorder. Grant to our president success against our enemies. Grant Him wisdom & understanding to administer his duties & office in peace & happiness. Grant to all elected & appointed leaders good counsel & the ability to protect this land & this people in tranquility & justice. Especially aid & guide the governor of this state, under whose protection You have sheltered us, so being protected against all harm, the administration may be blessed & we can live free from evil & disloyal people. Grant grace to all the people to serve our leaders loyally & obediently. Grant to all of us diligence in our vocation & charity in our dealings with one another. Grant us favorable weather & good harvest. I commend to You my house & home, spouse & children. Help me to manage my household well & support & educate my children as a Christian should. Defend us from the destroyer & his wicked angels, who work against us, looking for every opportunity to harm us & cause mischief in this life. Amen."  Lutheran Book of Prayer 

THANKSGIVING DAY

"Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good & His mercy endures forever. Lord God, heavenly Father, You have created me & endowed me with all that I am or have as a pure gift of Your 'fatherly, divine goodness & mercy, without any merit or worthiness in me.' You sustain me from day to day with the gift of daily bread in the food that I eat, the family that surrounds me, the friends I enjoy, the country where I live, & countless other benefits that I constantly receive from Your open hand. On this Day of Thanksgiving, cause me to gratefully remember the good gifts that You shower upon me. Deepen in me the knowledge of Your goodness, & awaken my heart to praise You for all of Your gifts, especially the forgiveness of sins that You have purchased & won for me & the whole world in the atoning death of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Keep me mindful of Your mercies every day, & grant that I may thank, praise, serve, & obey You not only with my lips but also with a life dedicated to the service of my neighbor. To You, O Lord, Father, Son, & Holy Spirit, be all honor & glory, praise & thanksgiving now & forever. Amen."  Lutheran Book of Prayer

APPRECIATION

"With a heart full of appreciation because of Your goodness & with thanksgiving in my soul for Your boundless grace, I come on this national day of thanksgiving, God of loving-kindness & mercy, to join with heart & voice all the people of this country to praise & adore You as a wonderful God & understanding Father in Christ Jesus. Throughout the year You have opened Your hands & poured out on me blessing after blessing. You have provided me with all that I need to sustain body & life. You have opened Your heart & drawn me closer to Yourself, blotted out all my sin cleansed my conscience from guilt, & spoken peace to my heart. Richly & abundantly You have offered to me Gospel & Sacrament, that my soul be healed, my faith strengthened, my character developed, & my life directed. Accept the thanks & praise of my grateful heart. I sing of Your goodness, I shout for joy because of Your mercies. Let my thanksgiving, however, go beyond words & give evidence in the sharing of my blessing with the hungry, the needy, the lonely. Give me the grace to continue to praise You as a thankful child of Your love  with all the family of Your household to serve You with faithfulness & loyal devotion through Jesus, my Savior & Friend. Amen."  My Prayer Book