{"id":8218,"date":"2020-11-23T07:52:34","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T12:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faith-andover.org\/wp\/?p=8218"},"modified":"2020-11-23T07:53:43","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T12:53:43","slug":"thanks-in-all-circumstances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faith-andover.org\/?p=8218","title":{"rendered":"Thanks In All Circumstances"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Give thanks in all circumstances\u2026<\/em><br \/>1 Thessalonians 5:18<\/p>\n<p>Diana Butler Bass notes that it\u2019s easy to misread this biblical injunction. It\u2019s easy to miss that the call is to give thanks \u201cin\u201d all circumstances and not \u201cfor\u201d all circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Butler Bass is the author of the book entitled <em>Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks <\/em>and writes a helpful article for those of us who perhaps are struggling a bit with our thanksgivings this year. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In her words from her newsletter <em>The<\/em> <em>Cottage <strong>[i]<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The verse says, \u201cGive thanks in all circumstances.\u201d That little Greek word, \u201cen,\u201d means in, with, within, and throughout. It locates us, in the here and now.\u00a0 In the past, in the future. In happiness, in despair. In all things. In all times. In all situations. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We shouldn\u2019t be grateful for COVID, for the political chaos, for the broken climate, for economic suffering. But we can be grateful through these times, while we are struggling in them.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019m not grateful for COVID, but through these days I\u2019ve been reminded of the fragile gift of life, treasuring what I had taken for granted. I\u2019m not grateful for political corruption, but through it I\u2019ve come to value democracy and activism more than ever before. I\u2019m not grateful for destructive fires and storms, but through them the awesome power of nature still stuns, reminding us of our dependence on the earth. I\u2019m not grateful for economic distress, but through it I\u2019ve remembered how we can live more simply and with more generosity and fairness. All of this has made me understand the giftedness of life, work, and wonder \u2014 strengthening my love of God and neighbor, more deeply aware of the tenderness of life and the necessity for dignity and justice for all.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>None of us should be thankful for this terrible year. But, if we stop and reflect, we see that we can be thankful through it. 2020 needn\u2019t have the final word and steal from us the possibility of thanks and joy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Gratefulness grounds our lives in the world and with others, always reminding us of the gifts and grace that accompany our way no matter how hard the journey. Gratitude is an emotion. Gratitude is a practice, a disposition, an awareness, a set of habits. But ultimately, gratitude is a place \u2013 perhaps the place \u2013 where we find our truest and best selves. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>To know the mystery of life is to be grateful in all things. In.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In all things. With all things, through all things.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sometimes the world turns on a preposition. To be grateful in these days is an act of resistance, of resilience, of renewal. We may not be able to gather around familiar tables. We may not meet with friends and family. We may not have the usual bounty of Thanksgiving. 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