A walk along a deserted beach reveals creation's simple majesty - for this, we give thanks.
A child’s laughter disrupts the routine of the day and fills our hearts with unexplainable joy - for this, we give thanks.
Opportunities abound and recognition rewards hard work and wise choices - for this, we give thanks.
Miracles bring healing and life is spared - for this, we give thanks.
Disappointments cloud our aspirations, success seems elusive and a colleague encourages us to keep going - for this, we give thanks.
Illness claims our lifestyle, all seems disrupted or lost, and a voice whispers “I understand” - for this, we give thanks.
Loneliness surrounds. Doubt of the meaning of existence threatens our sanity but encouragement comes through inclusion with friends - for this, we give thanks.
Death threatens, fear for those we love or for ourselves cloaks us in uncertainty and You say to us “This is not the end. I am the Light.” - for this, we give thanks.
Whether life rewards or pulls us into darkness, You, O God are the Constant in our existence. For when we don’t know the way, when answers evade us, when we are not even sure of the questions - You are our strength, our very present help. And for this, we give thanks.
In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. I Thessalonians 5:18
Happy Thanksgiving
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