People of God,
"Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.”
There is a time for preparation and a time for action. There is never a time for carelessness. I ask God to prepare me for the needs of this time.
Three weeks before the end of the liturgical year, and we turn to gratitude as the guiding theme for worship. What does a life of gratitude look like? Or perhaps more importantly, what does it feel like?
Like everything we do in the church, we cannot be only inward looking. Whom can we identify in our community that we need to thank in a public way? What servants, what workers, and what segment of your population can you point out for giving thanks. True, we are almost two weeks from Thanksgiving, but our hope is that we could expand that observance and begin this week by reflecting on how we live thankfully every day of our lives.
Let’s give thanks with a grateful heart!