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Let’s Give Thanks All Day Long
Finding God At The Kitchen Table
God? Where are you? Photo by Marc-Olivier Jodoin on Unsplash
This story was rewritten at the beginning of Spring 2025… I have been diagnosed with cancer, and I am working on healing myself. It was originally posted on Thanksgiving a few years ago.
Thanksgiving is here, and many of us will spend time in the kitchen, preparing to give thanks. We’ll be cooking and visiting those we care for and also those we may have trouble with. But we’ll all be together at the kitchen table. What a wonderful gathering, especially when it’s dedicated to joining together to give thanks.
When people ask who is the most blessed person of all, the scriptures tell us, “One who gives thanks all day long.” They constantly appreciate, praise and give thanks for everything in life. Good and bad. For each breath, each moment.
Give Thank Constantly
What a beautiful practice — to give thanks constantly. We’ve dedicated a day a year to Thanksgiving . How wonderful it would be to dedicate many days a year to give thanks for everything, for the sky, the rain, the people we meet, each breath we’re granted. Can you imagine what it would be like if whomever we met, under whatever circumstance, we gave thanks to them. Everyone.
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