Fire off some famous Thanksgiving quotes and sayings, crack everyone up with a few funny Thanksgiving jokes, and don't forget to raise a Thanksgiving toast to the hosts for their hospitality. Giving thanks for the holiday meal around the table with friends and loved ones this year doesn't have to be stuffy. Blessings and prayers for the meal are always expected, but there's also a lighter side to the stressful holidays. Lighten up with these Thanksgiving quotes, jokes and toasts.

From Thanksgiving blessings and prayers for dinner, to serious and silly Thanksgiving sayings and jokes, here's a list of famous Thanksgiving quotes, and a Thanksgiving toast to say to family and friends. The Thanksgiving holiday is a social time and lends itself to reminiscing around a bountiful table, full of good things to eat, and fun or somber sayings to provoke a thoughtful and meaningful Thanksgiving.

Today is The National Day of Prayer, a day when people are asked to come together and pray, especially for their country. And with the current situation in the world right now, prayer is very much needed.

Ted Kennedy went home from the hospital yesterday. His malignant brain tumor will more than likely be fatal.

British Christians will be able to pray together wherever they are in future, by subscribing to a new mobile phone text alert service unveiled on Thursday.

President Bush has proclaimed Thursday, May 1, 2008 as the 57th annual National Day of Prayer. All across the Nation there will be privately-sponsored prayer breakfasts, prayer walks and prayer gatherings at state capitol buildings, city halls, churches, schools and parks to celebrate National Day of Prayer 2008, which is becoming a world day of prayer.

During his visit to the United States, Pope Benedict XVI will pray at Ground Zero, which has become the national civic shrine memorializing those who died in 2001 on 9/11.

Be inspired by the possibility of a miracle to the crisis facing planet earth through the initiative of firethegrid.com (Fire The Grid).

One of the world's leading Christian conferences and a marathon call to prayer are among the many live events to be broadcast on the USA's newest Christian broadcaster, GOD TV, this summer.