On this "day after", most gracious God, as I bask in the remembrance of yesterday's Thanksgiving; of food and drink; of friends and family, both near and far, may my mind and spirit return always to you, the Giver of All Good and Life-Sustaining gifts. For all that I have comes from you, and so my unceasing prayer is that I may be drawn closer to you each day; in holiness and in truth.
In that divine relationship with you, please make it so that I would rather choose my own death, rather than to partake in the evils against humanity, which already abound in the world all around me. Make it so, I pray, that I would rather risk my reputation and worldly security, rather than deny your call to me, to work for the freedom and dignity of all your people everywhere.
In continued thanksgiving and praise, I seek to discern your desire for my life, that I may be an instrument of your divine will in the communities of your world, this day and throughout all my days.
Amen.
(adapted from "Common Prayer: a Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals")
Rev. Michael Kirchhoff
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