Thanksgiving Redux
The official celebrations of Thanksgiving are now one day removed. Our society goes from a sleepy pace of feasting with family and watching another "Ground Hog Day" like Lions loss (Lions?...an insult to their namesake!), to the supercharged start of the commercial free-for-all known as "Black Friday". But, if your weekend is like mine, there will be reminders of the Thanksgiving just past. Meals over the next few days will include reheated leftovers. There will still be a sharing of old memories and making of new with family members who are still in town.
This Sunday we are going to reheat a few Thanksgiving leftovers in our time together. We are going to spend our time together retelling what has been impressed on our hearts and minds this Thanksgiving. This will be an open forum where all are encouraged to share. My hopes and expectations are that:
- We will be encouraged as we reflect on God's specific grace diplayed to us personally.
- We will be encouraged as we hear how God has been gracious to others.
- We will gain a deeper appreciation and awareness of blessings borne out of adversity.
- We will grow in community and deeper love for each other as we come to know each other at a deeper level of shared experiences.2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
This Sunday we are going to reheat a few Thanksgiving leftovers in our time together. We are going to spend our time together retelling what has been impressed on our hearts and minds this Thanksgiving. This will be an open forum where all are encouraged to share. My hopes and expectations are that:
- We will be encouraged as we reflect on God's specific grace diplayed to us personally.
- We will be encouraged as we hear how God has been gracious to others.
- We will gain a deeper appreciation and awareness of blessings borne out of adversity.
- We will grow in community and deeper love for each other as we come to know each other at a deeper level of shared experiences.2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.