by John Coulombe
Provided by CN Building Adult Ministries Resource Center
Thanksgiving is Always in Season
As the story goes, a group of students were asked to write down what they thought were the present “Seven Wonders of the World.” This was their list:
Egypt’s Great Pyramids, Taj Mahal, Grand Canyon, Panama Canal, Empire State Building, St. Peter’s Basilica, China’s Great Wall
The information was being gathered when the teacher noticed one student still working on her list and asked if she was having trouble? “Yes, a little,” she replied, “because there were so many.” The teacher invited here to share her list. With hesitation, she read:
- To See
- To Hear
- To Touch
- To Taste
- To Feel
- To Laugh
- To Love
Thanksgiving and Christmas really go together and should be celebrated every day of every year. It will also be the theme throughout eternity.
Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift (2 Cor. 9:15)! Take some moments and “count your blessings and name them one by one.” It just might surprise you what the Lord has done. May your holy days of celebration be filled with joy, gratitude and grace.
Carole Logsdon allows us to enter into a private conversation with God through her Thanksgiving/Christmas prayer.
Turkey, Tinsel, and All That Jazz
Good morning my Father,
Today feels a bit like Fall and my thoughts are running away. We humans often let holiday traditions capture the whole of us. Of course You already know all about this. Time has changed a lot of things. It is a season to go over the river and through the woods to Grandma’s house . . . but Grandma isn’t here any more. It will soon be time to buy the Christmas tree and decorate the house . . . but the kids aren’t here anymore either. It’s also a time when we shuffle through all the old seasonal CD’s to recapture old memories, or try and stir up some new ones.
This year, Father, I want to celebrate You. This year I want to sing praises to You and meditate on Your Word, Your purposes, Your gifts. Thank You for Your Holy Spirit, for Your Word, and for being my constant companion. In Jesus Precious Name, Your loving child
John Coulombe has served for 20 years as Pastor to Senior Adults at First Evangelical Free Church, Fullerton CA