Thanksgiving Day

 

The head of the household should say the following prayer before the Thanksgiving meal.

    Lord, continue to bless our country. Show us your love and your solicitude, and bless our nation's leaders—the president, the Congress, the courts.  Enlighten them to govern wisely, to protect the interests of all citizens with justice and true love, and to respect and love your law.  Grant all Americans a firm and constant faith in you.  Kindle in our hearts the desire to sow your spirit and life in the hearts of our compatriots so that your love floods the earth.  Inspire us with true patriotism for this earthly homeland and then, having faithfully served you and our country, let us surely return to our true homeland. Amen.