Many of us are looking forward to Thanksgiving next week…an opportunity to visit with family perhaps, a special meal filled with special memories perhaps, a football game perhaps.
This is one of those national holidays that is not limited to a particular faith or a particular group of people, but is a moment for everyone to pause and give thanks.
This is your heads up for Sunday…during worship, I will invite you to write down something for which you are grateful. I’ll ask you to think about what you are grateful for today. When we pray in the Lord’s Prayer, “Give us this day our daily bread,” Martin Luther reminds us that our prayer is in gratitude for everything we need from day to day: food and drink, clothes and shoes, good government (!), health, a good name, favorable weather, and many other things we probably don’t take the time to consider each day.
As I sit in Café Nero writing this reflection, today I am grateful for a comfortable place to sit and think, the buzz of community around me, a fine cup of hot coffee, a gift card that paid for said coffee, technology that connects me to others around the world, a portable laptop, a warm sweater (someone keeps opening the door here 😊), friendly baristas, quiet jazz music playing in the background, and if I spent another 10 minutes, I’m sure my list would grow.
For what are you thankful for each day?
In Christ,
Pastor Jen