Category: A Faith in Process

It Just Makes Sense… “As with all commandments, gratitude is a description of a successful mode of living. The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us.” – James E. Faust God has filled this world with beauty. He has created us to experience that beauty especially through our…

For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence. – Erma Bombeck

(Poet Unknown) Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire. If you did, what would there be to look forward to? Be thankful when you don’t know something, for it gives you the opportunity to learn. Be thankful for the difficult times. During those times you grow. Be thankful for your limitations, because…

Thank you! Everything in me says “Thank you!”     Angels listen as I sing my thanks. I kneel in worship facing your holy temple     and say it again: “Thank you!” Thank you for your love,     thank you for your faithfulness; Most holy is your name,     most holy is your Word. Psalm 138: 1-2 MSG I would…

This song is new to me. While not explicitly a song of faith, it speaks to my heart during this difficult time in our country. See if you agree. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube+thankful+josh+groban&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dyoutube%2bthankful%2bjosh%2bgroban%26FORM%3dQSRE3&view=detail&mid=A0072AAA5D83993F3657A0072AAA5D83993F3657&&mmscn=vwrc&FORM=VDRVRV “There’s so much to be thankful for.” That is truth. God is good. What are you thankful for today?

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude…

Some times, on gloomy, cold, gray November days, it’s hard to think of things to be thankful for. Here is a list that gets me back on track: https://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/60-things-thankful-for-life.html Mistakes, opportunities, laughter, freedom, safety. Yes, I am grateful. Did this give you any new ideas?

The 4-year-old boy was asked to return thanks before Thanksgiving dinner. The family members bowed their heads in expectation. He began his prayer, thanking God for all his friends, naming them one by one. Then he thanked God for Mommy, Daddy, brother, sister, Grandma, Grandpa, and all his aunts and uncles. Then he began to…

Psalm 100 NKJV (New King James Version) Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!Serve the Lord with gladness;Come before His presence with singing.Know that the Lord, He is God;It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with…