Another holiday season is upon us...
my how the time has passed so quickly.
So friends...
How has your year been so far?
Was it a good year?
Did the seeds you planted earlier this year grow to produce a bountiful harvest?
Is your cornucopia overflowing with the fruits of your efforts?
Or are you finding yourself wanting in some area of your life?
I want to take this opportunity to share a short story that I received recently:
I dreamt that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me around. We walked
side-by-side inside a large workroom filled with angels.
My angel guide stopped in front of the first section and said, "This is the
Receiving Section. Here, all petitions to God said in prayer are received."
I looked around in this area, and it was terribly busy with so many angels
sorting out petitions written on voluminous paper sheets and scraps from
people all over the world. Then we moved on down a long corridor until we
reached the second section.
The angel then said to me, "This is the Packaging and Delivery Section.
Here, the graces and blessings the people asked for are processed and
delivered to the persons who asked for them."
I noticed again how busy it was there. There were many angels working hard
at that station, since so many blessings had been requested and were being
packaged for delivery to Earth.
Finally at the farthest end of the long corridor we stopped at the door of a
very small station. To my great surprise, only one angel was seated there,
idly doing nothing. "This is the Acknowledgment Section," my angel friend
quietly admitted to me. He seemed embarrassed. "How is it that? There's no
work going on here?" I asked.
"So sad," the angel sighed. "After people receive the blessings that they
asked for, very few send back acknowledgments. "How does one acknowledge
God's blessings?" I asked.
"Simple," the angel answered. "Just say, "Thank you, Lord."
(Author Unknown)
Friends, if you are able to read this message ~
you have much to be thankful for!
It is our hope for you that you may find peace that surpasses all understanding whatever your current circumstances may be...
through faith in the knowledge that Jesus Christ has come that we may have life ~ and that more abundantly!
A Thanksgiving Prayer
| T | hank you Father for the many blessings you've given us this year. |
| H | elp us to remember Lord that you are our deliverer. |
| A | nd keep us mindful of the sacrifices made for our freedom. |
| N | ever letting us forget, Thy merciful deeds. |
| K | eep us in Thy tender loving care. |
| S | ecure in the knowledge that you, O Lord, are in control. |
| G | uide us, O Lord, as we walk through life. |
| I | nspire us, O Lord, to seek you first in all things. |
| V | ictory in Thee is our promise. |
| I | n faith, O Lord, we press on. |
| N | earer to Thee is our goal. |
| G | rant us peace, O Lord, through salvation in your holy name. |
Come, Now Is The Time To Worship!
4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
David A. Williams
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