Monday, November 14, 2005
As Thanksgiving time approaches, I urge you to think of the many blessings you have been given. Perhaps this litany will aid you in doing so.
Let us give thanks to God for ballot boxes, newspaper editorials, and open borders.
For all the freedoms we enjoy.
Let us give thanks for diplomats, treaties, and compromise.
For peace in a world of war.
For police officers, streetlights, and concerned neighbors.
For safety from fear and harm.
Let us give thanks to God for St. Paul and Priscilla, St. Francis and St. Claire, Martin Luther, Martin Luther King, and Mother Theresa.
For all the Christians who ran the race before us.
Let us give thanks to God for the Scriptures, for creeds and confessions, for the songs and hymns of God’s people.
For all good things in our heritage of faith.
Let us give thanks to God for a good creation, a redeeming Son, and a transforming Spirit.
For all the benefits of our salvation.
Let us give thanks to God for purple and orange sunsets, bright red flowers, great gray elephants, and the vast blackness of space.
For all the wonders, God, of your creative mind.
Let us give thanks to God for Mozart, Michelangelo, and Milton, for pianos, paint brushes, and pencils.
For all the wonders of our creative minds, made in your image, O Lord.
Let us give thanks to God for Thanksgiving turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie.
For the abundance of food that sustains our bodies.
Let us give thanks to God for soft beds, warm fires, familiar chairs, and open windows.
For the abundant comfort of our homes.
Let us give thanks to God for cars that run, brand-new sneakers, and long, hot showers.
For God’s goodness that flows above and beyond our needs.
Let us give thanks to God for aggressive immune systems, for running cross-country, and for sound sleep,
For the strength and health of our bodies.
Let us give thanks to God for crossword puzzles, learning foreign languages, and plane geometry.
For healthy, strong minds.
Let us give thanks to God for pesky little brothers, wise grandmothers, favorite uncles, loving parents, and fresh fiancées.
For the families that shaped our lives.
Let us give thanks to God for surprise phone calls, funny birthday gifts, and long talks late at night.
For friends who stick with us as the years go by.
Let us give thanks to God for men and women with dark skin and light skin, freckles and curls, pug noses and beards, graceful limbs and ample laps.
For all the beautiful diversity of people, all over the world, who make up the one family of God, bound together in Jesus Christ.
BWA HAHA HA AH AHAAHH
My roommate, Megan, and I seriously had to stop, laugh ourselves silly, and collapse with the very same laughter MANY times whilst reading this one.
Never in all my days...HAHAHAHAH.
If you are interested in the source, look no further: Reformed Worship.
Let us give thanks to God for ballot boxes, newspaper editorials, and open borders.
For all the freedoms we enjoy.
Let us give thanks for diplomats, treaties, and compromise.
For peace in a world of war.
For police officers, streetlights, and concerned neighbors.
For safety from fear and harm.
Let us give thanks to God for St. Paul and Priscilla, St. Francis and St. Claire, Martin Luther, Martin Luther King, and Mother Theresa.
For all the Christians who ran the race before us.
Let us give thanks to God for the Scriptures, for creeds and confessions, for the songs and hymns of God’s people.
For all good things in our heritage of faith.
Let us give thanks to God for a good creation, a redeeming Son, and a transforming Spirit.
For all the benefits of our salvation.
Let us give thanks to God for purple and orange sunsets, bright red flowers, great gray elephants, and the vast blackness of space.
For all the wonders, God, of your creative mind.
Let us give thanks to God for Mozart, Michelangelo, and Milton, for pianos, paint brushes, and pencils.
For all the wonders of our creative minds, made in your image, O Lord.
Let us give thanks to God for Thanksgiving turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie.
For the abundance of food that sustains our bodies.
Let us give thanks to God for soft beds, warm fires, familiar chairs, and open windows.
For the abundant comfort of our homes.
Let us give thanks to God for cars that run, brand-new sneakers, and long, hot showers.
For God’s goodness that flows above and beyond our needs.
Let us give thanks to God for aggressive immune systems, for running cross-country, and for sound sleep,
For the strength and health of our bodies.
Let us give thanks to God for crossword puzzles, learning foreign languages, and plane geometry.
For healthy, strong minds.
Let us give thanks to God for pesky little brothers, wise grandmothers, favorite uncles, loving parents, and fresh fiancées.
For the families that shaped our lives.
Let us give thanks to God for surprise phone calls, funny birthday gifts, and long talks late at night.
For friends who stick with us as the years go by.
Let us give thanks to God for men and women with dark skin and light skin, freckles and curls, pug noses and beards, graceful limbs and ample laps.
For all the beautiful diversity of people, all over the world, who make up the one family of God, bound together in Jesus Christ.
BWA HAHA HA AH AHAAHH
My roommate, Megan, and I seriously had to stop, laugh ourselves silly, and collapse with the very same laughter MANY times whilst reading this one.
Never in all my days...HAHAHAHAH.
If you are interested in the source, look no further: Reformed Worship.
