God of Abundant Love, as we prepare to feast, we are aware of those who are forced to fast by disaster, sudden crisis, and chronic poverty. We wish everyone could enjoy the turkey and stuffing and pumpkin pie we will savor this week. We wish everyone could have enough.
We give thanks, not because we have more than others; not because we believe you have somehow blessed us with prosperity over and against others; not because we believe you helped us dodge disaster at the expense of others. No, we give thanks because we know that nothing can separate us - all of us survivors of disaster or those of us half a world away from your love.
We give thanks because we know that whether or not we are preparing to sit down to a bulging table, your grace is enough. So whether we eat plates of turkey or rations of rice, we thank you for your ever-present love.
Strengthen us by whatever food we have before us and the fellowship of whoever is around us, that we might find the courage to share your abundant love for the transformation of the world through Jesus Christ. Amen.
The Rev. Jack Amick
Assistant General Secretary, International Disaster
UMCOR - United Methodist Committee On Relief
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