Candice's Comments

Although one day each year is set aside to celebrate Thanksgiving, it’s important to realize that thanks-giving is something we can (and need!) to do every day.

So…I have a challenge for you. During the 30 days of November, I challenge you to write down 30 things (one each day!) for which you feel abundant gratitude.

Each Sunday I will ask you to name the 7 things you wrote down that week for which to give thanks. (November 4 you will have only 4 things on your list!) Let us be especially mindful of the many blessings of our lives.

Here is a Thanksgiving prayer to start us thinking of our blessings:

Hot showers in the morning,

and cool breezes in the evening;

work that provides for our families,

and abundance that makes us generous;

funny jokes told by third graders,

and the silent tears of a grandmother lost in her childhood forever.

Teachers who patiently help us with our math,

and mentors who keep us on the right path;

friends who clear off sidewalks before we waken,

and employees whose hearts are greater than their profits;

piano teachers who smile at our repeated mistakes,

coaches who teach us (one more time)

how to hold a baseball bat.

Dogs who bounce us awake early in the day

and cats who lullaby us to sleep at night;

grandfathers who teach us how to whittle

and sisters who give up a date to baby sit;

little boys who always remember to say “thank you.”

All these blessings are ours, God in Community.

May thanksgiving be in every word we speak. Amen.

Giving thanks for YOU,

Pastor Candice