At this Thanksgiving Season what better time to remember all of the things we have to be thankful for. The Psalmist David said in Psalm 138: 1 (LB) “Lord, with all my heart I thank you. I will sing your praises before the armies of angels.” Some people never say, “thank you”.
Matthew 14: 19-21: “Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. And he took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and asked God’s blessing on the food. Breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave some of the bread and fish to each disciple, and the disciples gave them to the people. They all ate as much as they wanted, and they picked up twelve baskets of leftovers. About five thousand men had eaten from those five loaves, in addition to all the women and children!“
Acts 3: 7-8: Then Peter took the lame man by the right hand and helped him up. And as he did, the man’s feet and anklebones were healed and strengthened. He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to walk! Then, walking, leaping, and praising God, he went into the Temple with them.
Today as I boarded a bus,
I saw a lovely girl with golden hair.
I envied her, she seemed so gay,
And I wished I were as fair.
When suddenly she rose to leave,
I saw her hobble down the aisle.
She had one leg and wore a crutch,
But as she passed, she flashed a smile.
Recently I read a story in one of Dr. Norman Vincent Peale’s books, “The Power of Positive Thinking”. It tells of a woman who had no money and all she had in the house to eat was two slices of bread. When a knock came on her door, she answered it to find a man who was on his way home. He had been looking for work all day but had found nothing. He told her his wife was very ill and wondered if she would have any food to spare so he could take some home to his wife. She thought, all I have are two slices of bread and if I give them to this man, I will have nothing to eat myself, but he looked so pitiful and she thought about his wife being so sick and having nothing to eat, so she gave him the two slices of bread.
In today’s Chronicle Herald, thanks to The Associated Press and Editor John Rogers, I read that Father’s Day was founded by a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd. She wanted to honour her father, and all fathers everywhere, and so campaigned to have a day designated to do so. The first day in celebration of fathers was Sunday, June 18th, 2017. This year, 2017, is the 107th year celebrating Father’s Day.