Thanksgivng

"Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus."                            1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, nkjv

                       T H A N K S G I V I N G

Thanksgiving is not a Christian holiday, but for blood bought Believers,  every day should be recognized as a day of thanksgiving to the God of our salvation for the many blessings and benefits that He lovingly lavishes on us.

Tomorrow many families across the country and Canada will be gathering around tables to "celebrate" Thanksgiving.  Many of us are not so much actually "celebrating" it as much as using it as an occasion to gather for fellowship; a reunion of sorts.   What we call Thanksgiving is really a slap in the face to Indigenous People for whom it is a National Day of Mourning.  This was their home prior to the arrival of pilgrims who eventually disenfranchised them and claimed this land as their own.

May we remember those who are struggling to put food on their tables, those who are not able to gather with loved ones because of circumstances beyond their control (for example, the war between Israel & Hamas, those in hospitals, etc),  to pray for them.  We have much for which we should be thankful.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also you were called in one body; and be thankkful.  Colossians 3:15 

Blessings.

~CWP~