A Prayer for Thanksgiving

This is a prayer for indigenous people, who bear the scars of intergenerational trauma for being displaced, dishonored, dislocated 

This is a prayer for all those who produce our food: farmers and field hands, factory workers and truckers, shelve stockers and checkout clerks

This is a prayer for people sitting at full family tables, yet unseen and alienated 

This is a prayer for people sitting alone, wondering if anyone, anywhere cares

This is a prayer for homes filled with conflict and violence

This is a prayer for homes where love and laughter flow freely

This is a prayer for children separated from their parents

This is a prayer for the mothers who worry about the safety of their children whenever they leave the house

This is a prayer for those experiencing the joy of unexpected reunions and reconciliation

This is a prayer for those whose cupboards are bare

This is a prayer for those whose tables groan with the weight of many dishes

This is a prayer for those who sleep in alleys on cardboard 

This is a prayer for those who care for those who sleep in alleys on cardboard 

This is a prayer for those who ask “Why?”

This is a prayer for those who see a world of plenty and seek to share 

This is a prayer for the justice-seekers

This is a prayer of thanksgiving