Pastor Mike and I, trust you had a blessed Thanksgiving! But being thankful is not a once-a-year event but a way of life. And here at Granite Hills Baptist Church we wish to encourage each person in our service to have a heart of grateful thanks to the Lord for all He has done for each of us. A church that is full of thanks is a church that is in love with Jesus. We leave you with this prayer of thanksgiving that should flow from every heart belonging to Christ no matter the time of year. Pastor Mark
A Thanksgiving Prayer
O My God, Thou fairest, greatest first of all, my heart admires, adores, loves thee, for my little vessel is as full as it can be, and I would pour out all that fullness before thee in ceaseless flow. When I think upon and converse with thee ten thousand delightful thoughts spring up, ten thousand sources of pleasure are unsealed, ten thousand refreshing joys spread over my heart, crowding into every moment of happiness. I bless thee for the soul thou hast created, for adorning it, sanctifying it, though it is fixed in barrens soil; for the body thou has given me, for preserving its strength and vigor, for providing sense to enjoy delights, for the ease and freedom of my limbs, for hands, eyes, ears that do thy bidding; for thy royal bounty providing my daily support, for a full table and overflowing cup, for appetite, taste, sweetness, for social joys of relatives and friends, for ability to serve others, for a heart, that feels sorrows and necessities, for a mind to care for my fellow-men, for opportunities of spreading happiness around, for loved ones in the joys of heaven, for my own expectation of seeing thee clearly. I love thee above the powers of language to express, for what thou art to thy creatures. Increase my love, O my God, through time and eternity. ~ From: Valley of Vision