A Thanksgiving Prayer

By Samuel F. Pugh

“O God, when I have food, 

help me to remember the hungry; 

When I have work, 

help me to remember the jobless; 

When I have a home, 

help me to remember those who have no home at all; 

When I am without pain, 

help me to remember those who suffer, 

And remembering, 

help me to destroy my complacency; 

Bestir my compassion, 

and be concerned enough to help; 

By word and deed, 

those who cry out for what we take for granted. 

Amen.”