Here’s
a prayer of intercession for thanksgiving.
Prayer to the Lord of the Harvest
Yes,
the Lord pours down his blessings.
Our
land will yield its bountiful harvest.
Psalm
85:12
Lord
of the harvest,
we
rejoice in the bounty of your world;
we
thank you for the rich harvests it produces.
As
we do so,
we
remember those who do not have enough,
the
thousands who are daily dying of hunger.
We
pray for those who have more than they require,
for
ourselves and our churches.
Show
us what needs to be done,
and
how to share the world’s harvest more fairly.
Teach
us to value people more than things.
Above
all, help us to set our hearts
on
your kingdom of love and justice,
and
to seek to do your will here on earth,
as
servants of Jesus Christ our Lord.
~
from A Treasury of Prayer, compiled
by Tony Castle (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1 9 3 ), 1 7 9 .
