How was your Thanksgiving weekend?
Hope you enjoyed some time off of work and were able to celebrate as over the top or as low key as you wanted.
I'm curious about something: At some point in the holiday, did you stop and express your gratitude? Were you able to transfer your grateful perspective to a grateful expression?
Why do I ask? Maybe feeling thankful isn't enough. Maybe thankfulness has to be expressed to be fully appreciated. Why would I say that? Take a peek at this verse from Proverbs:
"Open criticism is better than unexpressed love."Most of us wouldn't choose to be openly criticized. But how often do we forget to let our love and gratitude flow out to the ears of those who need to hear it?
Yesterday our faith community spent our entire gathering trying to express our gratitude to God in a bunch of different ways- through music, responsive readings, sharing stories, verbalizing thanks, writing and drawing, through communion- and even a baby dedication. (Thanks for hanging with us Micah!)
Here are a few of the scriptures we sat with:
Philippians 4:6
1 Thessalonians 5:18
Psalm 136
We also posed these questions for reflection and a time of open sharing:
Q: What are your learning about gratitude right now?
Q: What are you thankful for right now?
Whether you were able to be with us yesterday or not, we'd love to hear your thoughts. Hit the comments button and let the gratitude flow.
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