A Poem for Thanksgiving 2021

Let us give thanks......

Let us give thanks for family we love,

Let us give thanks for all gifts from above,

Let us give thanks for friends who are there,

Let us give thanks for the privilege of prayer,

Let us give thanks for the birds in the air,

Let us give thanks we can travel up there,

Let us give thanks we can see places created,

Let us give thanks we are full, satiated,

Let us give thanks when the day is long,

Let us give thanks when you don't sense a song,

Let us give thanks when things get in the way,

Let us give thanks for each precious new day,

Let us give thanks for the sun in the sky,

Let us give thanks when we wonder why,

Let us give thanks when it rains or it shines,

Let us give thanks when the little one whines,

Let us give thanks for the clerk at the store,

Let us give thanks when someone opens a door,

Let us give thanks for the people we meet,

Let us give thanks for the folks on our street,

Let us give thanks for the things that we have,

Let us give thanks we have Band-Aids and  salve,

Let us give thanks for the smiles that we share,

Let us give thanks for the crosses we bear,

Let us give thanks for the beauty we see,

Let us give thanks for the mountains and sea,

Let us give thanks for loved ones before,

Let us give thanks for those kids we adore,

Let us give thanks for the freedom we know,

Let us give thanks we can learn and  can grow,

Let us give thanks for the nation we love,

Let us give thanks for Christians in gov,

Let us give thanks for those who preach and who teach

Let us give thanks for the sands at the beach,

Let us give thanks for the poor and the weak

Let us give thanks we can give what they seek,

Let us give thanks for the things people teach us,

Let us give thanks for times we see Jesus,

Let us give thanks for the gift of each day,

Let us give thanks for kind words people say,

Let us give thanks for good times at our table,

Let us give thanks we can work and are able,

Let us give thanks for music and art,

Let us give thanks that all play a part,

Let us give thanks for the big and the small,

Knowing that God is the giver of all,

Let us give thanks for the gift of Salvation,

Provided for us and for each tribe and nation,

Let us give thanks for those who serve,

For the blessings of harvest, more than we deserve,

Let us give thanks each day of the week,

Let us give thanks for the air  that we breathe,

Let us give thanks in grief and in sorrow,

Let us give thanks for the hope of tomorrow,

Let us give thanks, it is how it should be,

For this is what God asks of you and of me,

For He knows that when we have a heart full of joy,

He is able to give us His grace to employ,

To fill up our days with purpose and praise,

As we read His good Word and consider His ways,

So as this Thanksgiving Day dawns near again,

May we reflect on the blessings, maybe pick up a pen,

Maybe jot them down, just what comes to mind,

And as we do, I know we will find

That we have been blessed exceedingly much

With gifts and grace and peace and such,

For each day provides us with life and with grace,

When we live for Jesus, here in our place,

So thank you to all who are part of our days,

May we go forth with hope and  genuine praise,

Realizing that Thanksgiving Day 

Can be celebrated in many ways,

But namely knowing that it should repeat every day

For as we give thanks, its a Thanksgiving Day!