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Page 2O worship the Lord!Join us for a service <strong>of</strong> praiseand thanksgiving for all themarvelous blessings from Godin 2010 — and those beforeand those yet to come! Thisyear our Thanksgiving servicewill be held Wednesday eve-ning — the day beforeThanksgiving — at 6:30 PM.Mark it on the calendar. Bringyour family, friends andneighbors. There is much tobe grateful for!Gather ‘round the bountiful tablePrint out this page and make use <strong>of</strong> this briefdevotion with your family before your mainmeal on Thanksgiving Day.Thanksgiving Family DevotionRESPONSESLeader: Give thanks to the Lord, for he isgood.Family: His love endures forever.Leader: Enter his gates with thanksgiving andhis courts with praise.Family: Give thanks to him and praise hisname.Leader: Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forgetnot all his benefits.Family: He forgives all our sins. He crownsus with love and compassion.PRAYER OF THE DAYLeader: Almighty God our Father, your generousgoodness comes to us new every day.By the work <strong>of</strong> your Spirit lead us to acknowledgeyour goodness, give thanks for yourbenefits, and serve you in willing obedience;through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, wholives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,one God, now and forever.Family: Amen.LESSONOne <strong>of</strong> the appointed Lessons for Thanksgiving(Deuteronomy 8:10-18, Philippians 4:10-20, Luke17:11-19), or another appropriate Scripture Lesson isread.The explanation <strong>of</strong> the First Article <strong>of</strong> the ApostlesCreed from Luther’s Small or Large Catechism, oranother appropriate devotional selection, may also beread.LORD’S PRAYERAdditional prayers <strong>of</strong> thanksgiving or intercessionmay be spoken by the head <strong>of</strong> the household or others,concluding with the Lord’s Prayer.Family: Our Father in heaven, hallowed beyour name, your kingdom come, your willbe done on earth as in heaven. Give us todayour daily bread. Forgive us our sins, aswe forgive those who sin against us. Leadus not into temptation, but deliver us fromevil. For the kingdom, the power, and theglory are yours now and forever. Amen.BLESSINGLeader: The almighty and merciful Lord – theFather, the Son, and the Holy Spirit – blessand preserve us.Family: Amen.Source: Pastor Johnold Strey, Gloria Dei <strong>Lutheran</strong>, Belmont,<strong>CA</strong>