Greetings brothers and sisters in Christ!
It was good to worship with you all this past Sunday. You are my church family. And as a family, whether we have similarities or differences, we all come together with one purpose to worship God. Part of our worship includes giving thanks. I hope and pray that message was clear.
We have all been showered with God’s blessings. In spite of your current good or bad circumstances – our losses or gains, or our “have’s” and “have not’s” – we are blessed. I stumbled across this letter from a paralyzed veteran to his unborn child. It truly caused me to be MORE thankful for all that I have. Take a moment to read it. Then take time to thank God for what you have. Then go make plans to truly show an attitude of gratitude the rest of this week.
Dear Son,
Your mother is very special. Few men know what it’s like to receive appreciation for taking their wives out to dinner when it entails what it does for us. It means she has to dress me, shave me, brush my teeth, comb my hair, wheel me out of the house and down the steps, open the garage, put me in the car, go around to the other side of the car, start it up, back it out, get out of the car, close the garage, get back in the car, and drive to the restaurant.
Then it starts all over again; she gets out of the car, unfolds the wheelchair, opens the door, spins me around, stands me up, seats me in the wheelchair, pushes the pedals out, closes the door and locks the car, wheel me into the restaurant, then takes the pedals off the wheelchair so I won’t be uncomfortable. We sit down to have dinner, and she feeds me through the entire meal. When it’s over, she pays the bill, pushes the wheelchair out to the car again and reverses the same routine. When it’s all over, she says with true warmth, “Honey, thank you for taking me out to dinner.” I never quite know what to say.
– Dad*
After reading this…all I can say is…”Please enjoy your Thanksgiving gatherings, whether you are in a large family, or by yourself, give God thanks for all that you have…and have not.”
May God bless you all – Happy Thanksgiving!
Pastor Rex
It was good to worship with you all this past Sunday. You are my church family. And as a family, whether we have similarities or differences, we all come together with one purpose to worship God. Part of our worship includes giving thanks. I hope and pray that message was clear.
We have all been showered with God’s blessings. In spite of your current good or bad circumstances – our losses or gains, or our “have’s” and “have not’s” – we are blessed. I stumbled across this letter from a paralyzed veteran to his unborn child. It truly caused me to be MORE thankful for all that I have. Take a moment to read it. Then take time to thank God for what you have. Then go make plans to truly show an attitude of gratitude the rest of this week.
Dear Son,
Your mother is very special. Few men know what it’s like to receive appreciation for taking their wives out to dinner when it entails what it does for us. It means she has to dress me, shave me, brush my teeth, comb my hair, wheel me out of the house and down the steps, open the garage, put me in the car, go around to the other side of the car, start it up, back it out, get out of the car, close the garage, get back in the car, and drive to the restaurant.
Then it starts all over again; she gets out of the car, unfolds the wheelchair, opens the door, spins me around, stands me up, seats me in the wheelchair, pushes the pedals out, closes the door and locks the car, wheel me into the restaurant, then takes the pedals off the wheelchair so I won’t be uncomfortable. We sit down to have dinner, and she feeds me through the entire meal. When it’s over, she pays the bill, pushes the wheelchair out to the car again and reverses the same routine. When it’s all over, she says with true warmth, “Honey, thank you for taking me out to dinner.” I never quite know what to say.
– Dad*
After reading this…all I can say is…”Please enjoy your Thanksgiving gatherings, whether you are in a large family, or by yourself, give God thanks for all that you have…and have not.”
May God bless you all – Happy Thanksgiving!
Pastor Rex
*(From First Thing Every Morning by Lewis Timberlake)