Miss Lois and Thanking God
“God is great, God is good. Let us thank God for our food.”
Miss Lois, on tv’s Romper Room show, taught me those words while I sat in my child-sized rocking chair.
That morning’s breakfast might have been fixed by my mom or my dad or Mrs. Sanders, the lady who stayed with me when they were at work, but the food was originally from God.
Now I know to address God with phrases like “Source of all joy and goodness” and “Giver of all good gifts.”
But what I learned from Miss Lois still fits. God is still great. God is still good. God is still a giver.
Try subsitituting other words for “food.” For example, “God is great, God is good. Let us thank God for our warm, safe place to be on this cold day.”
Your turn. “God is great, God is good. Let us thank God for ______________.”
How do you finish that sentence today?
joescheets 
I always wondered why a prayer addresses God in the third person. With our grandson we have changed it to say “God is great, God is good. And we thank YOU for our food.” I thank God for a miracle of a grandson.
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Larry — Me, too, on the “wondered why…third person” question; more of an Affirmation or something I guess, is best I can do in the area of justifying it.
And it figures that you and I’d change it! “God, you’re great, and God you’re good” is a direct way to start it that I’ve been known to use.
Wow…just hearing from you like this is so good. Was telling stories about you Friday, by the way…all very good! Lots of catching up to do whenever we’re together…again, all very good!
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For me, it is that weekend of the year when I recall and extend my thankfulness that my very premature infants survived. Particularly Will, who had so many problems and almost died three times in the first seven weeks, that they would not tell me he would ever go home until that seventh week; just two-and-half weeks before he did come home. I am so thankful, ever, for their 31 years! My beautiful girl and my strong handsome boy!
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YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!
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