Wishes
Thanksgiving Blessings and Faith-Filled Wishes
A Thanksgiving blessing is a short wish that asks God's goodness on someone, and these 27 blessings are written for cards, texts and moments around the table.
They include blessings for family, blessings for friends and neighbors, short faith-based messages and a few lines that draw on well-known Bible verses (quoted from the King James Version). Each one can be shared as it is or folded into a longer note.
Blessings for family
- May God bless our family with health, peace and plenty, today and in every season to come.
- Lord, thank you for every person at this table. Keep us close to you and to each other.
- May our home always be full of grace, our hearts full of gratitude and our table full of love.
- Wishing my family a blessed Thanksgiving. May we never forget where every good gift comes from.
- May the Lord who has carried us through this year hold us gently in the year ahead.
- God has been faithful to our family again this year. Happy Thanksgiving, and may we always remember it.
- May your Thanksgiving be blessed with laughter, rest and the quiet joy of knowing you are loved by God.
Blessings for friends and neighbors
- May God fill your home with warmth and your heart with peace this Thanksgiving.
- Wishing you a Thanksgiving overflowing with blessings, big and small.
- I thank God for you. May He bless you and your family abundantly this season.
- May the Lord bless your table, your work and every person you love.
- Praying your Thanksgiving is full of joy and that the year ahead brings answered prayers.
- May you feel God's presence in every laugh, every meal and every quiet moment today.
- Grateful to God for friends like you. Have a blessed Thanksgiving.
Short faith-based Thanksgiving wishes
- Count your blessings and name them one by one. Happy Thanksgiving!
- Blessed beyond measure. Happy Thanksgiving.
- Grateful, thankful, blessed.
- Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good.
- May grace be on your table and peace in your heart.
- Thankful for God's goodness and for you.
- Wishing you a Thanksgiving rooted in faith and full of love.
Blessings inspired by Scripture
- "O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever." (Psalm 107:1) Happy Thanksgiving!
- "In every thing give thanks." (1 Thessalonians 5:18) May your heart be thankful in every season.
- "Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise." (Psalm 100:4) Wishing you a blessed Thanksgiving.
- "This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." (Psalm 118:24) Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
- "The LORD bless thee, and keep thee." (Numbers 6:24) May this blessing rest on your home this Thanksgiving.
- "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above." (James 1:17) Thankful for the gift of you.
Pair a blessing with a personal prayer request or praise report from the year, such as a recovery, a new baby or a job answered. If you're reading one at the table, choose a short one and let the oldest or youngest family member say it.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good Thanksgiving blessing?
"May God fill your home with warmth and your heart with peace this Thanksgiving." It's short, warm and works for family, friends and neighbors.
What Bible verse is good for Thanksgiving?
Psalm 107:1, "O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever," is one of the most popular. Psalm 100:4 and 1 Thessalonians 5:18 are also common choices.
How do you say a Thanksgiving blessing at dinner?
Ask everyone to pause, thank God for the food, the hands that prepared it and the people present, then close with amen. Under a minute is ideal.
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