May we each be thankful for the friends that surround us, the trials that strengthen us, the work of our hands, and the joy in our lives.
(c) Shawn L Bird. Free use within Rotary, but please give credit, and identify in the comments below, the name of your club and the date you used it.
Shawn L. Bird 
I have been asked to say the invocation this week at our changeover dinner & choose this as my favorite. Rotary club of Horsham East
Wow! I’m honoured to be part of a club meeting in Australia! 🙂 Enjoy your changeover, and drop by to http://www.rotaryinvocations.wordpress.com My new invocation site, which will be updated each weekend with a new invocation based on the Rotary calendar themes.
La Salle Rotary — used it today 11/25/13 — seemed especially appropriate for Thanksgiving week.
Using today in Burbank, California. The non-denominational aspect is very much appreciated.
You’re welcome. All my invocations, either here or at http://www.rotaryinvocations.wordpress.com are non-sectarian. Rotary is about including all. 🙂
Heya! Thanks for dropping by and liking one of my haiku! I need to check up on your blog, too!
And a waaaaay belated Thanksgiving to you! (October 13, i believe!) 🙂
Warmest,
Ron
Oh yeah. Thanksgiving was so long ago I’ve almost forgotten it! 😉
Not so easy for me to forget it! All I have to do is look down at my tummy!
🙄
Ron
lol
H!, the beauty that surrounds you, the ones you touch their heart and soul, and the peace & joy, reaching out to others. I, love the book that is out there waiting for me. I have authored two (true story books) on Kendal.
“A Spiritual Love Story” a blind date of 6 hours and she said yes, married for 59 years, ” Courage and Strength, one day at a time”. Your writing and poetry–you forgot more than I will ever know
Thank You Lord–“Amen”
My parents met on a blind date and were married pretty soon afterwards- 52 years so far (2nd marriage for each, one had 10 years and the other 20 with first spouses). 🙂 We met and were married in under 8 months, ourselves, and are coming onto 30.
H!, with all of the distraction that are out there–30 years is beautiful, in the same breath, I told my wife for the first time,” I love you will you marry me” yes, and then and only then, ” we kissed for the first time”. If you are blessed with any child or children–the life style of a mother–you are on an island–for the first 12 to 16 years, and the captain–is dropping anchor all the time with supplies and support. After that time frame, Wanda and I, had the time and supplies to be together again.
Honest We Did
Thank You Lord “Amen”
lol We were engaged before we kissed the first time, too. 😉
(Plainly Bill, we were equally old-fashioned!)
You’re right, it was quite wonderful once the kids left, so nice to be able to focus on one another after all the interjections of kids.
I used this thanksgiving invocation at our Rotary Club today in Seaside, Oregon. Lovely.
Oh! Seaside is lovely! It seems to me I once tried to attend one of your meetings, but the club was off on a wine tour that day, so I was alone on the sidewalk. I’m glad my invocation got to attend without me! 🙂
Thank you for the nicely written invocation. I am using it today with our Mundelein-Vernon Hills Rotary Club of Illinois.
My pleasure. Greetings to Mundelein-Vernon Hills!
I am intending to say this tomorrow at our Inner Wheel lunch. It is just what I was looking for. Thank you.
I didn’t know there still was Inner Wheel! How fascinating! Greetings to UK Rotary!
Hi Shawn. The Rotary Club of Carterton,. District 9940in New Zealand, is using this tomorrow 12/9/2016.
Many thanks
Rod O’Leary
Cool! Greetings to Carterton Rotary!
So Awesomely beautiful! Thanks for this wonderful share!
I so appreciate your views on my site!!!
My pleasure!
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Come read a most beautiful – “Thanksgiving Invocation”
Thank you. I’m using this today, Nov. 20, 2018 at the Marion (Ohio) Rotary Club meeting.