Many Christians are not really that good at, or interested in, giving thanks. ), at the beginning of which is the General Thanksgiving, a much-loved prayer among many of us of a certain vintage, but now unknown to many. Philip Plyming is the Dean of Durham, and so is well used to the daily use of the BCP. The General Thanksgiving is not there to be pretty, but to be true. Giving Thanks: Rediscovering the heart of gratitudePhilip PlymingCanterbury Press £13.99(978-1-78622-643-3)Church Times Bookshop £11.19