6 Inspiring Psalms of Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is a time for family to gather around the table and enjoy a lovely meal filled with turkey, pumpkin pie and cranberries. Before the turkey is carved, the family is welcome to join hands to say a special prayer of thanks for the food before them. Prayers of gratitude have been around since long before the official Thanksgiving dinner of 1620. During the historic feast, the Pilgrims said a prayer of thanks before beginning their meal with the Wampanoag Native Americans. The Pilgrims looked to the Bible to express gratitude and thank God for their first harvest. They were inspired by the Feast of Tabernacles or Feast of In gathering of the Israelite and looked upon their harvest, as it is one of the most jubilant feasts still to date. The history of giving thanks has also attributed to Samuel’s “setting” known as the Ebenezer Stone. The Ebenezer Stone was an artifact to remind the people to be thankful to God during an attack from th...