THANKSGIVING: PREPARING FOR GIVING THANKS
This weekend my thoughts are about giving thanks. Thanksgiving Day is coming soon and we are all experiencing something different than we have ever known. While many may be having difficulty finding something to be thankful for, one thing that I am giving thanks for is a meek but promising new painting. I started painting today and though it is not recognizable, my hope is to finish well! Speaking about giving thanks, this is the season when we give thanks. 'Thanksgiving' is something most people do in America. So, I did a little research to find out about giving thanks. In the Bible, the Jewish people had been in captivity for 70 years when the words ‘giving thanks’ to the LORD appears for the first time. And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the LORD:… Ezra 3:11 While there are many scriptures instructing us to give thanks, did you know that the words ‘giving thanks’ to “ GOD” is written only six times throughout the Bible? It is int...