Here’s
a prayer of thanksgiving and confession inspired by Psalm 67. It comes from the Bread for the World website.
Prayer
of Thanksgiving and Confession
(inspired by Psalm
67)
The land
has supplied a bountiful harvest,
and the
True God, our God, has poured out His blessings to us all. Psalm 67:6 (The Voice)
Most
gracious God,
who
gives the fruits of the earth for the benefit of all your creatures,
we
give thanks to you for abundant harvests and plentiful food.
We
pray for those in our land who are denied these gifts,
and
seek your forgiveness for our complicity in their want.
We
thank you for our government,
designed
to be responsive to the will of the governed,
and
for the choices that are ours in this land of opportunity.
We
pray for those whose voices are not heard and for those who do not hear.
Forgive
us when our choices are selfish ones,
and
forgive us especially when we do not choose to raise our own voice
against
the pain of those among us who suffer needless want.
Most
of all, 0 God,
we
give you thanks for the revelation of your love in Jesus Christ,
who
came that everyone might have abundant life. Amen.
~
from Thanksgiving Service of Commitment, posted
on the Bread for the World website. http://www.bread.org/
