A Thanksgiving Prayer for Compassion

O God, when I have food, help me to remember the hungry.

When I have work, help me remember the jobless.

When I have a home, help me to remember those who have no home at all.

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

And remembering, help me to destroy my complacency, bestir my compassion, and be concerned enough to help, by word and deed, those who cry out for what I take for granted.

Amen.

– Samuel F. Pugh – Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky’s 9th district, March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901