On this Thanksgiving Day and weekend, I invite each of us to find time between the turkey, the pumpkin pie, the shopping and the endless football games to thank our Heavenly Father for His extravagant love and grace that He has so richly showered on each of us.
And I’d invite us all to offer thanksgiving to God today, not only for the blessings we have received this past year, but also for the blessings that are to come this next year. You know, regardless of life’s challenges that we each face, we have much to be thankful for. And we have a choice. I know we have all heard the phrase “have an attitude of gratitude,” but what would happen if we truly lived out that attitude? You and I can choose to be thankful for what we have or, instead, we can look at the things we lack in our lives. We can choose to face the challenges in our lives with bold assurance that God will be there walking beside us even in the valleys and on those darkest of days.
There is a wonderful song by Bethany Dillion called “Hallelujah.” It’s a song that has touched my heart over the past month. Cheri Almquist, Calvary’s women's ministry director, shared the words of this song at the Women’s Fall Breakfast as part of her opening welcome. It’s a powerful song about choosing to sing hallelujah through all the situations we face in life. Here are the words from the chorus:
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Whatever's in front of me
Help me to sing hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Whatever's in front of me
I'll choose to sing hallelujah
I can see why so many people have taken this song to be their “life song.” What a wonderful reminder these words are for us on this Thanksgiving Day. May we always choose to sing hallelujah!
May God’s richest blessings surround you and your family on this Thanksgiving Day and always.
Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
Pastor Carol
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