Thanksgiving Dinner Prayers

Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate the richness of our lives. Not just the bounty of the table or comfort of our home, but the joy of family and friends and the fundamental blessings of the Almighty. Prayer is a wonderful way to express the joy of our lives in a thankful, meaningful way and share it with our family. Although all prayers are heard and poetry is optional, if you'd like a special prayer for this special day we've collected a list of our favorite websites full of special Thanksgiving blessings.

Thanksgiving Prayers
Simply entitled "Thanksgiving Prayers", this page of the prayer-and-prayers.info website is devoted to traditional prayers and poems of the season. Highlights include children's rhyming prayers, prayers written by classic writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, and selections from the Psalms. For educational purposes, they even includes a traditional Iroquois prayer of thanks, which may be interesting to children learning about Native American culture especially at this time of year.

Grandma Faith's Thanksgiving Website
If you'd prefer a website with adorable images and just a few meaningful prayers, visit Grandma Faith. Ad free and created just for inspirational purposes, these prayers are among the most beautiful we've seen.

Operation Letter to Sanra Thanksgiving Prayers
Full of traditional prayers and grace from the 1800s, 1900s and the Bible, this holiday themed website has lots of information and some of the cutest fall leaf and snowflake animation we've seen! This website is created by volunteers who answer children's letters to Santa which would be otherwise thrown into the dead letter box at the post office, so its filled with warmth and holiday spirit.

Apples for the Teacher Children's Prayers
If you'd like to teach a young child to say a simple prayer before Thanksgiving dinner, this is the website for you. From just a few short lines to several long sentences, they have a variety of prayers to choose from that are easy to learn and full of warmth and sweetness.

Thanksgiving Prayers for all Families by Carol Wilkins
This wonderful collection has over a dozen prayers especially for Thanksgiving. Carol includes the full text of many traditional prayers, including sung prayers and rhyming prayers. Incorporating traditions from both Christian and Jewish backgrounds as well as ideas for making the event special, this is an article you shouldn't miss.

Top 10 Thanksgiving Dinner Prayers by Tabitha Easley
This article contains a list of 10 wonderful prayers which reflect both traditional and modern sensibilities.

Thanksgiving Bible Verses and Scripture
If you'd rather read directly from the Word, this article profiles all of the most thankful passages in the Bible from both the Old and New Testament.

Prayers of Compassion: A Thanksgiving Prayer
If you're vegetarian or vegan, you will love this beautiful prayer by Greg Lawson in celebration of animal life and a meat-free table.

Thanksgiving Prayer by St. Vincent Meals On Wheels
This absolutely beautiful nondenominational prayer from catholic.org by St. Vincent Meals On Wheels unites us all and reminds us of why we are so thankful. Also note the many prayer links at the bottom of the page if it isn't the exact prayer you're looking for.

A Thanksgiving Prayer by Samuel F. Pugh
Similar to the prayer above, this gem reminds us to be thankful for everything in our lives. Due to the nature of this prayer and situations mentioned, we don't suggest it for homes where a person will be attending dinner who recently lost a job, home or is ill.

No matter what prayer you choose to say this Thanksgiving, may your day be filled with warmth and happiness.