A Poem for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving 2017

As daylight dawns this Thanksgiving Day,

In the stillness my soul will quietly say:

Thank You, Lord, for home and for health;

For warmth of family, greater than wealth.

For Your Word which guides us and tells of Your love;

For Jesus, Your Son Who was sent from above

To die in our place on a filthy, hard cross

So that no one who trusts Him would ever be lost.

This message of Hope, passed down through the years –

I thank You for how it brings peace to our fears.

I thank You for purpose to life that it brings,

For perspective it lends to so many things.

I thank You, dear Father, for a Place you prepare

So that when this life’s done we’ll rejoice with You there.

But while we’re still here, Lord, I give You my praise

For the little and great things You send to our days.

Thank You for sunshine, for laughter, for pain;

Thank You for loved ones, for memories to gain.

Thank You for forgiveness and for second chances;

For hugs, conversation and kind, loving glances.

I thank You for this day before it’s begun

The heart of Thanksgiving lies in Your dear Son!

-Stephanie H. Garcia