Thanksgiving

Psalm 147:7

Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:

What did you do last weekend?  there was Black Friday, with some of the best imaginable deals possible, as long as you got there before dawn.  There was Grey Saturday, if you weren’t brave enough for the crowds on Friday.  As I write this, my email is flooding with offers to “take advantage of Cyber Monday” (I bought new cell phones for DW and me.

What did you do to honor the spirit of Thanksgiving? I some some posts on Thursday from people who couldn’t even wait for Midnight to begin their shopping sprees.

I got up early on Saturday to drive 2-1/2 hours to a maximum-security prison.  With more than 2,000 inmates, there were only 30 visitors all day.  I’m not bragging about the trip – it’s been over two years since I was there to visit my friend.

The Salvation Army is having difficulty getting people to stand at their red kettles. They’ve announce a new campaign using “cyber kettles” and special Twitter accounts.  You can establish your own Cyber Kettle and encourage your friends to make contributions to the Salvation Army at your online kettle.

I think of Charlie Brown and his pathetic, last-off-the-lot Christmas Tree.  It was a ridiculous skeleton of wood that couldn’t support even one ornament.  Then his community came together to join his effort to brighten the season. Will we come together this year to brighten the season?

“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in.  I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’”  (Matthew 25:35-36 NIV) .

It’s an act of worship to give thanks in this way.  Singing (or playing an instrument) is one way, but not the only way, to worship God.  When we honor Him with whatever we do, it is an act of worship.  When you visit a cyber kettle (http://tinyurl.com/redkettle), or a real Red Kettle, it’s an act of worship.  When you take a glass of water to a thirsty person, it’s an act of worship.

When you are searching for your bargains this shopping season, remember it is also the traditional season of Advent, when the whole Church looks forward with excitement to the upcoming celebration of Jesus’ birth.  These next four weeks, as we count down to our gift exchanges, let’s also count our blessings, and look for ways to worship God as we re-present Jesus to this world which is in such desperate need of Him.

I will pray for you, and will you please pray for me?  Let’s pray that we will find ways to worship God by presenting and re-presenting His Son to this world that is in such desperate need.  In Jesus’ Name!

Stevene

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