Gratitude

With Thanksgiving just a few days away, and all the hustle and bustle of family preparations, travel, and involvement in caring for the poor, we might not have suffiecient time to give God adequate thanks for ALL the blessings that bombard us each day, and which we can so easily take for granted. Granted, yes, ALL IS GIFT! If we stop to see everything, everyone, in this light, we will naturally show our appreciation to God as the boundless and unconditional Giver. If we show our appreciation and gratitude to our family, those with whom we work, our friends, indeed, all whom we meet, then our acceptance, love and encouragement will bind us closer to one another and be the foundation for a solid community of peace, justice, harmony and love.
Let us pause right now and reflect back just on the past weekend and give thanks for the people, events, joys, disappointments, and in general, all that transpired. Energy, optimism, hope and love cannot but flow naturally from this little exercise. Doing it daily will help this THANKSGIVING be what it is truly meant to be.
"Give thanks to the Lord for he is good/ for his steadfast love endures forever" (Psalm 136:1)
Bro. Rene