A Prayer of Thanksgiving

A Prayer of Thanksgiving

(as found in the Book of Common Prayer, The Episcopal Church)

Accept, O Lord, our thanks and praise
for all that you have done for us.
We thank you for the splendor of the whole creation,
for the beauty of this world,
for the wonder of life,
and for the mystery of love.
We thank you for the blessing of family and friends,
and for the loving care which surrounds us on every side.
We thank you for setting us at tasks
which demand our best efforts,
and for leading u to accomplishments which satisfy and delight us.
Above all, we thank you for your Son Jesus Christ;
for the truth of his Word and the example of his life;
for his steadfast obedience,
by which he overcame temptation;
for his dying,
through which he overcame death;
and for his rising to life again,
in which we are raised to the life of your kingdom.
Grant us the gift of your Spirit,
that we may know your Spirit and make your Spirit known;
and through your Spirit, at all times and in all places,
may give thanks to you in all things. Amen.

Zion Canyon, 2012 by C. Carson

Favorite Thanksgiving Jokes & Cartoons

Here are some Thanksgiving jokes and cartoons, collected via the "internets".          
- Why can't you take a turkey to church? They use FOWL language. 

- Why was the Thanksgiving soup so expensive? It had 24 carrots. 

- Why did the turkey cross the road? It was Thanksgiving and he wanted people to think that he was a chicken...

- What's a turkey's favorite dessert? Peach gobbler!

- Why did the cranberries turn red? They saw the turkey dressing!

      
- What happened when the turkey got into a fight? He got the stuffing knocked out of him! 

- What do you get when you cross a turkey with a banjo? A turkey that can pluck itself! 

- What did baby corn say to mama corn? Where's popcorn? 

- If the Pilgrims were alive today, what would they be most famous for? Their AGE!
         

- What did the mother turkey say to her disobedient children? "If your father could see you now, he'd turn over in his gravy!" 

- Which side of the turkey has the most feathers? The outside.

- What did the turkey say to the computer? Google, Google, Google...

- What's the difference between a pirate and a cranberry farmer? A pirate buries his treasure and a farmer treasures his berries.

             
- Why did the police arrest the turkey? They suspected it of fowl play What's the key to a great Thanksgiving dinner? The turKEY 

- Why did the turkey cross the road? It was the chicken's day off!

- What do you call the age of a pilgrim? Pilgrimage. 

- What always comes at the end of Thanksgiving? A 'g'.

- Where do you find a turkey with no legs? Exactly where you left it.

     
- What kind of tan did pilgrims get at the beach? Puritan.

- What kind of face does a pilgrim make when he's in pain? Pil-grimace. 

- What did the leftover turkey say when it was wrapped up and refrigerated? Foiled again.

- What sound does a space turkey make? Hubble, Hubble, Hubble...  
- What would you get if you crossed a turkey with an evil spirit? A poultrygeist! 

- What do you wear to Thanksgiving dinner? A Har- VEST. 

- What did Hippies put on their Thanksgiving mashed potatoes? Groovy.

- How much did the Mayflower weigh? A Puri-ton.

- What's the sleepiest thing on the Thanksgiving dinner table? NAP-kins.    


- What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter? Pumpkin pi.

- What is a pumpkin's favorite sport? Squash.

- What does a golfer like to eat with his.her turkey on Thanksgiving? PAT-tatoes.

- Why did the Thanksgiving basket get into trouble at school? He was cornu-copying.

 
BEHOLD.......the TURKEY NEBULA.....