A Prayer of Thanksgiving

Tradition and Wisdom
Teaching and Learning:
Praying as God's People

Isaiah 12

The Message

My Strength and Song

 ¹ And you will say in that day,
   "I thank you, God.
You were angry
   but your anger wasn't forever.
You withdrew your anger
   and moved in and comforted me. ²"Yes, indeed—God is my salvation.
   I trust, I won't be afraid.
God—yes God!—is my strength and song,
   best of all, my salvation!"
 ^3-4Joyfully you'll pull up buckets of water
   from the wells of salvation.
And as you do it, you'll say,
   "Give thanks to God.
Call out his name.
   Ask him anything!
Shout to the nations, tell them what he's done,
   spread the news of his great reputation!
 ^5-6"Sing praise-songs to God. He's done it all!
   Let the whole earth know what he's done!
Raise the roof! Sing your hearts out, O Zion!
   The Greatest lives among you: The Holy of Israel."

For Reflection
Think about how you feel when your deeds go thankless.   How do you think God feels?  Expressing thanksgiving is an indication that you are not taking God for granted.  Thanking reinforces the strength of your faith.

Pray
deeply in gratitude for God's grace and blessings in your life.