Lord, Thou hast indeed been bountiful. As we look back over the years, how gracious Thou has been, how tender Thy mercy, how warm and constant Thy love.
Create within us, our Father, that true gratitude that shall make this day of Thanksgiving one of rededication, when we shall think not of how much we can eat but of how thankful we ought to be.
So may we - all across this land today - act as recipients of God's richest mercy and bountiful blessings, as we share with others. May we, in gratitude, get on with the job of creating not only a nation but a world in which all men shall have the right to seek happiness.
Help us to make that dream come true in our homes day by day, in street and office and school, and so to live that Thou shalt be able to bless us and bless the nation for which we pray. In His name, who created us as a nation, we pray. Amen.
"The Prayers of Peter Marshall," page 83
