Prayer of Thanksgiving
A short, warm inclusive-language prayer of thanks that celebrates the diversity of life and calls the congregation to greater grace and service — well suited as an opening or closing prayer for any inclusion-themed service.
Inclusive Language Prayer of Thanks
Holy One, we thank you for the gift of life in its vast arrays and complexities.
We thank you for the gift of friendship.
Jesus, we thank you that you modeled a life of service and compassion to the people whom society often forgot or ignored.
Wise Spirit, we need your loving eyes
in order to care for those you have put in our midst.
We need greater grace in order to serve
and be in ministry with everyone.
We ask all of this, so that more people can become part of the great story
of your love in action. This is why we pray, Thy Kingdom Come.
Amen
Adapted by Reverend Amanda Larsen
Red Wing UMC, Minnesota
The Disability Ministries Committee of the United Methodist Church is a partner of the General Commission on Religion and Race