Almost Thanksgiving

Here we are in the season of giving thanks.The calendar page has rolled over and we begin planning for that big dinner we have on the fourth Thursday every November. The President has proclaimed that day will be a day of National Thanksgiving and so we are.What are we thankful for, turkey, dressing and all the fixings. Yes, but what else?

We live in a world of fear.  This year we have COVID.  Thousands and thousands  of families touched by this terror. A terror that took lives, closed businesses, took jobs, many confined to their homes. and children locked out of school. 

Our children are not safe from predators. They are snatched almost in front of our eyes and used in the most perverse ways imaginable. Taken by people so evil it is hard to believe they have souls.

We and our children are not safe from mad men who in their confused minds perceive us as enemies and plot to shoot us downs and sadly succeed all of too frequently.

What do we have to be thankful for?
This year even after delays because of COVID and political wrangling, we were able to cast our ballot in a free from tyranny society.

Businesses are slowly reopening, sadly some closed forever, jobs are opening and our schools 

Jesus our Lord and Savior, who hears prayers and answers. 
Freedom to worship.

Freedom to love
Freedom to tell the story of God’s Love for us
Family and friends
We have food on our table, clothes on our back, a roof over our head

And a home that is warm in winter.
We have a lot to be thankful for, more than we know
Say a prayer for those who had their joy taken by evil
Say a prayer for those whose joy has been tempered by illness
Or lost someone from one of the many diseases we need a cure for.
Say a prayer for all those missing someone
Say a prayer for all those who serve to protect us.
God Bless America!
God please save America!