At this moment, Lord,
all I want to do
is thank you.
Every part of me
swells with gratitude
for the goodness and mercy
you have shown to your child.
You have been my light
through the darkest of days.
You have been my strength
when I’ve battled distress.
You have been my sure path
out of the shadows.
You have been my companion
at my journey’s every turn.
And still today,
you continue to enfold me
and blanket my littleness
with the mantle of your might.
Your goodness astounds me;
your love overwhelms me.
At this moment, Lord,
all I want to do
is thank you.
Adapted from Psalm Prayers for Seniors,
by Merging Traffic blog author Dennis Ference,
© 2000 Liguori Publications. Available from Liguori,
Amazon, and Barnes and Noble.
Merging Traffic 
Oh, so beautiful, Dennis! The prayer of thanks is so good!
Thank you, Anna. A very blessed Thanksgiving to you and your lovely family!
Thanks, Dennis! Being those wild Canadians from the north we have already retreated into our ❄️ snow caves ❄️after celebrating it earlier in October…😉 No, just kidding! Only rain so far whee I am. Anyway, have a lovely Thanksgiving with your family, too! All the best!
Anna 😄
Didn’t know you were Canadians. My parents were from Canada. I went to a couple years of high school and college there. I remember celebrating my first Canadian Thanksgiving without it registering in my head that the celebration date wasn’t the same as in the States. Totally confused. Well I guess my holiday greeting to you has to postdated. 😊
That’s ok! ☺️ what fun you have Canadian parents! I hope you have a beautiful holiday. We were so happy this year…it was a lot easier to give thanks than last year right after we lost Josephine on September 30th. My husband also finished his accounting courses and has a little more time to spend with the kids now after work. And of course our baby son has arrived safely So many things to give thanks for all the time!
Nothing quite like the joyful awareness of our participation in God’s creative presence that a new baby can inspire in us.
Exactly! Many blessings Dennis!
Anna
Reblogged this on Just East Of Crazy Land and commented:
Here is a beautiful poem of thanksgiving by my blogging friend Dennis. It made my heart swell with joy, as I have so much to be grateful for. May you all be blessed with lightness of heart and the ability to see all that is good in your lives.
Thank you!
My pleasure! Congrats on getting your beautiful poem prayers published. Looks like a lovely anthology!
Thanks, Anna. That happened some years ago but I always enjoy revisiting the memory.
For sure. An accomplishment worth celebrating again! I was excited yesterday as my anthology with other moms (Love Rebel: Reclaiming Motherhood) had a great review in the local Catholic newspaper. Then I read your poem. And it seemed the perfect words to express my thanks!
So happy for you. I know that feeling of joy you must have felt at the warm acceptance of your work by others. A true blessing for you and for many who will read your words. Peace!
Beautiful prayer. Thank you.
Thank YOU.
Dennis what a Prayer of Thanks.
Inspiring, Amazing and to be followed.
Shiva
In this spirit, thank you.