A Thanksgiving Prayer

Oh 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 warm home,
help me to remember the homeless;

When I am without pain,
help me to remember those who suffer;

And remembering,
help me to destroy my complacency
and stir up my compassion.

Make me concerned enough
to help by word and deed,
those who cry out
for what we take for granted.

by Samuel F. Pugh

imagining how the church can reorient around mission