METAMORA PATTER SAYS HAPPY THANKSGIVING
THANKSGIVING IS A DAY FOR GIVING THANKS
By Pat Gulley
2Cor 4:15
For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. (KJV)
We owe a great big THANK YOU to so many people that if we were to begin to name them all we could take all THANKSGIVING DAY to do so. I am so very grateful to my family and friends for the many ways they have affected my life.
Our "thank you" can also be said by our actions in the little and big things that we do to make others aware of our gratitude and appreciation. A smile goes a long way on a cloudy day. A twinkle in the eye lets someone know that we like having him or her in our company. A pat on the head or a high five tells that we approve of what is going on at any particular moment.
It seems that often we say our best and biggest thank-you over food. We celebrate the most cherished times of our life with food. We gather together to say good-bye with a meal. Jesus told His Disciples good-bye at their Last Supper and He has a wedding feast awaiting us. We try to impress a new friend by taking them out to a nice place to eat and we reward a job well done with a trip to the Dairy Mart.
This Thanksgiving Day I pray that we remember those who are going through their worst of times and say a prayer for them and for their future best of times. We never know what tomorrow will bring, but we still say bring it on. We are Americans. We are Christians. We are human beings and we will find a way to reach out to one another.
I know and believe that all things happen for good to them that love the Lord and we should be thankful for the very air we breathe and the fact that we are able to breath it.
Hope is a beautiful thing and faith gives hope its substance. But the greatest gift of all is the love that flows from the heart of God to the heart of mankind. There is not a single person born who does not need to know that he or she is loved. If you know who it is who loves you, please take this day tell them thank you. If you do not know the person or persons who love you, then ask yourself who it is that you love. Then let your love go forward and do not worry about getting it back.
Tomorrow is THANKSGIVING DAY. Celebrate with those you love and with those who love you. Life is good. It may not always look good but if you are reading this then you have much to be thankful for. And so do I. I thank the Lord for you and for His many blessings on our community and our country. Have a great day of THANKSGIVING amd may all of our 'thanks' abound to the glory of God.
By Pat Gulley
2Cor 4:15
For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. (KJV)
We owe a great big THANK YOU to so many people that if we were to begin to name them all we could take all THANKSGIVING DAY to do so. I am so very grateful to my family and friends for the many ways they have affected my life.
Our "thank you" can also be said by our actions in the little and big things that we do to make others aware of our gratitude and appreciation. A smile goes a long way on a cloudy day. A twinkle in the eye lets someone know that we like having him or her in our company. A pat on the head or a high five tells that we approve of what is going on at any particular moment.
It seems that often we say our best and biggest thank-you over food. We celebrate the most cherished times of our life with food. We gather together to say good-bye with a meal. Jesus told His Disciples good-bye at their Last Supper and He has a wedding feast awaiting us. We try to impress a new friend by taking them out to a nice place to eat and we reward a job well done with a trip to the Dairy Mart.
This Thanksgiving Day I pray that we remember those who are going through their worst of times and say a prayer for them and for their future best of times. We never know what tomorrow will bring, but we still say bring it on. We are Americans. We are Christians. We are human beings and we will find a way to reach out to one another.
I know and believe that all things happen for good to them that love the Lord and we should be thankful for the very air we breathe and the fact that we are able to breath it.
Hope is a beautiful thing and faith gives hope its substance. But the greatest gift of all is the love that flows from the heart of God to the heart of mankind. There is not a single person born who does not need to know that he or she is loved. If you know who it is who loves you, please take this day tell them thank you. If you do not know the person or persons who love you, then ask yourself who it is that you love. Then let your love go forward and do not worry about getting it back.
Tomorrow is THANKSGIVING DAY. Celebrate with those you love and with those who love you. Life is good. It may not always look good but if you are reading this then you have much to be thankful for. And so do I. I thank the Lord for you and for His many blessings on our community and our country. Have a great day of THANKSGIVING amd may all of our 'thanks' abound to the glory of God.
posted by Metamora Patter at 11/23/2005 12:28:00 AM
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