Rev. Roger Senechal’s 7AM homily yesterday prepared us for today, Thanksgiving, reminding us of numerous Scripture verses of “Thanks Be to God” including Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians (5:16-18): “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
He concluded by describing a Thanksgiving tradition where family and friends who gather compile a joint list of their “thanks” using the alphabet to spark the discussion. I’m starting my tradition this year with my list below as I am truly blessed and give thanks. It might be a great tradition for your family too; please email this post to those loved ones that can’t be with you today to encourage them to make a list of their ‘Thanks Be to God.”
Have a Blessed Thanksgiving,
Agatha
I give thanks to God for:
A - Art
B - Baptisms, Bible Study and Brian
C - Circle of Twelve, my friends and mentors, and Cooking
D - David
E - Education, Employment, and Eucharist
F - Faith, Forgiveness, Friends, and Flowers
G - Grace and Golf
H - Health (free of cancer for 5 years), Healing Prayer, and my Huddle Group
I - Inviting People to Church
J - Justification by Faith
K - K-cups Coffee
L - Life and Love
M - Monica, Matthew and Music
N - Nicole and the Nashville Symphony
O - Opportunities to use my Spiritual Gifts
P - Priscilla, Paul, Photography, and Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Q - Questions that sharpen my faith
R - Revs. Leigh Spruill, Malone Gilliam, Tim Jones, Sarah Kerr, Marcia King, Roger
Senechal, Tim Taylor
- Rachel, my dog
S - Sight (restored after 4-1/2 years), South African friends, Sunrises and Sunsets
T - Time
U - Unearned Love
V - Victory over Temptation
W - Writing, Worship, The Word, and Wine
X - ?
Y - Yahweh
Z - Zeroing in on my Purpose in Restoring His Kingdom