Only One Goal for Today
Give thanks to The Lord
— 1st Chronicles 16:34
Colleague and friend and another-brother-by-different-parents Mark Amenda recently wrote this, and it’s with his permission that I share it with you this Thanksgiving Day —
How many of you have that one or two relatives or friends, that when you gather on Thanksgiving, do nothing but complain about something?? You know, you are gathered around the table and all they do is, is, (I am trying to think of another word instead of the “B” word). For me that is a real downer.
We all have rough things happening or that have happened in our lives, but come on. Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for all the blessings, large or small, that the Lord has given us, not a time to complain.
I had one relative I wanted to stick face first in the gravy.
With all that has happened, the good, the bad and the ugly, I am still planing on rejoicing and giving thanks for ALL THINGS. Thank you Jesus.
And Thank You, Mark! No matter what else goes on, let’s have only one goal for today: not complain, not risk someone sticking us “face first in the gravy,” but instead let’s give thanks to The Lord.
joescheets 
OK, now I remember why I don’t serve gravy! Thankful. There was no B but like Pigpen and his cloud of dust practically carrying him around, there is that one that does not dwell, but his cloud of “the world and everyone in it hates me” cloud was carrying him through the day. I was able to remain thankful in my own cloud of thankfulness created just for the day!
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