Dear Union Church Family,
Happy Thanksgiving! There is a old song that our forbearers used to sing in church--- “Count your many blessings, name them one by one, and it will surprise you what the Lord has done.” I hope and trust that on this blessed day you will find time to reflect and to count the many blessings the Lord has bestowed upon you. As you do I invite you to ponder some of my favorite “Thanksgiving Quotes”:
“Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.” — Henry Van Dyke
“To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.” — Johanne Gaertner
“Thanks are the highest form of thought, and gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” — GK. Chesterton
And then my favorite,
“The turkey. The sweet potatoes. The stuffing. The pumpkin pie. Is there anything else we all can agree so vehemently about? I don’t think so.” — Nora Ephron
I say “Amen!” Enjoy the day, be thankful, and I’ll see ya in church this Sunday!
Love,
Billy
“Oh, give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his mercy endures forever.” — Psalm 107:1