Thanksgiving

My heart is heavy this Thanksgiving for all my friends who are hurting. One lost a mother, another a child, others struggle to make ends meet. How can I be thankful in the midst of such pain?

Habakkuk 3:17-18
"Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior."

God has given me (and thankfully my hurting friends) the gift of ETERNAL LIFE through his son Jesus Christ. He has taken away ALL my sin and one day I will live with him where he will "wipe every tear from our eye." Yes, I can rejoice! I have MUCH to be thankful for this Thanksgiving!

What about you? Do you have reason to be thankful this year despite your circumstances? God's gift of Christ is FREE for all who will receive him!