Sunday, October 13, 2013

Happy Thanksgiving

Psalm 118: Give Thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures for ever

1.Daily Morning Prayer (Indian/ Syrian Orthodox)
It is good to give thanks to the Lord and to sing praise to your name, Most High; to proclaim your grace in the morning and your faithfulness in the night. Lord, in the morning you shall hear my voice, and in the morning I have prepared myself to appear before you. Lord, have compassion on your people; Lord, pardon and forgive the sins of all of us. Holy one, let your right hand rest upon us and pardon our infirmity, because your name is forever. Amen.

2.A Thanksgiving Prayer used by the Coptic Orthodox Church daily Seven times
Let us give thanks to the beneficent and merciful God, the Father of our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ, for He has covered us, helped us, guarded us, accepted us unto Him, spared us, supported us, and brought us to this hour. Let us also ask Him, the Lord our God, the Almighty, to guard us in all peace this holy day and all the days of our life.
O Master, Lord, God the Almighty, the Father of our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ, we thank You for every condition, concerning every condition, and in every condition, for You have covered us, helped us, guarded us, accepted us unto You, spared us, supported us, and brought us to this hour.
Therefore, we ask and entreat Your goodness, O Lover of mankind, to grant us to complete this holy day, and all the days of our life, in all peace with Your fear. All envy, all temptation, all the work of Satan, the counsel of wicked men, and the rising up of enemies, hidden and manifest, take them away from us, and from all Your people, and from this holy place that is Yours.
But those things which are good and profitable do provide for us; for it is You Who have given us the authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and upon all the power of the enemy.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, by the grace, compassion and love of mankind, of Your Only-Begotten Son, our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ, through Whom the glory, the honor, the dominion, and the adoration are due unto You, with Him, and the Holy Spirit, the Life-Giver, Who is of one essence with You, now and at all times, and unto the ages of all ages. Amen.
3.Armenian Orthodox Thanksgiving Prayer
Thanksgiving and glory We will give You always. You give nourishment To the flowers of the valley, And to the birds in the sky. We always enjoy Your Graces, Dear Father, Beneficent God. Glory to You, forever. Amen.

Some Thanksgiving Prayers – October 13, 2013
Oh Lord, these are only a few prayers we have forgotten to use. Have Mercy upon us and lead us to turn our lives to be as an offering of Thanksgiving. To You be Honor and Glory forever. Amen