The prayers weren’t fancy. Number 7 was: “Thank You for the meal I couldn’t afford last year but have today.” Number 13: “Thank You for the silence after the argument — it taught me to listen.” Number 25, the final one, was simply: “Thank You for the prayer I haven’t prayed yet.”

Elisha Goodman is known for his "prayer cooker" approach—boiling prayer points down to their scriptural essence to achieve specific results. In "25 Thanksgiving Prayers," he operates on a foundational biblical principle found in Psalms 100:4: "Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise."

For maximum impact, Goodman recommends specific spiritual "methods": The Midnight Vigil

Elisha Goodman’s teachings suggest that thanksgiving should not be limited to when things are going well. Key concepts include:

If you cannot locate the exact PDF, here are modeled on Elisha Goodman’s thanksgiving method (you can expand to 25 by repeating with different blessings):

The PDF guides usually suggest a 7-day or 14-day cycle of consistent prayer. Where to Find the Official PDF