11.16.07
Thanks-living
Dear Friends:
One of my favorite movies is “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles,” starring Steve Martin. It’s a story of a man trying desperately to get home for Thanksgiving. There’s something about Thanksgiving that makes one want to be with others.
While it is a good thing to sit down and count one’s blessings, and do so in the presence of special people in one’s life, the idea of thanksgiving was never meant to be a once-a-year ritual. It’s a style of living. The Bible calls us to daily wake up and say “This is the day that the Lord has made; l will rejoice and be glad in it.” This is called maturing in one’s faith. To move from, “I deserved this” to “To God be the glory.” God lives in the heart of grateful people. I hope that God lives in yours. May your Thanksgiving transform into a Thanks-living.
The coffee’s on as is the light; come on by; let’s count our blessings together.
Your friend, Pastor Don
