For Thanksgiving, here is a portion of psalm 136 and a prayer based on it. You are always free to use the psalms as the base for prayer and make it yours as you go along.

 

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

    for his steadfast love endures forever.

 give thanks to the God of gods,

    for his steadfast love endures forever.

 give thanks to the Lord of lords,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

who alone does great wonders,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

who by understanding made the heavens,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

who spread out the earth on the waters,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

who made the great lights,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

the sun to rule over the day,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

the moon and stars to rule over the night,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

…

It is God who remembered us in our low estate,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

and rescued us from our foes,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

who gives food to all flesh,

    for his steadfast love endures forever.

O give thanks to the God of heaven,

    for his steadfast love endures forever.

-Psalm 136:1-9, 23-26

 

Thank you, God, for this day.

Your steadfast love endures forever.

 

Thank you, God, for food to eat and shoes for my feet; for a roof over my head and a place to lay my head.

Your steadfast love endures forever.

 

Thank you for turning seasons, for the crunch of leaves and the crisp autumn winds. Thank you, God, for the example of birds, bears, and bees that rest when nights grow cold and long.

Your steadfast love endures forever.

 

Thanks, God, for rain that nourishes the land and sun that lifts our spirits.

Your steadfast love endures forever.

 

Thank you for the people who love me, God, for family and friends and fellow believers; thank you for helping me to love them, too.

Your steadfast love endures forever.

 

Thank you, God, for making me your child. Thank you for calling me by name, for knowing all about me, and for loving me just the same no matter what.

Your steadfast love endures forever.

 

Thanks, God, for the music that makes my heart sing along with my voice. Thank you for art that points me to something more beautiful than what I see by myself.

Your steadfast love endures forever.

 

Thank you for the breath that fills my lungs, for the breath of life that fills me each day. Thank you for your mercy, as near as each breath. Thank you for hope and joy and perseverance that keep me going when things are hard.

Your steadfast love endures forever.

 

Thank you, God, that even when mine does not,

Your steadfast love endures forever.

 

Thank you, God, that you are God.

Your steadfast love endures forever.