Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Thanksgiving


A simple exercise for Thanksgiving …

A slip of paper, a pen … maybe a computer … write the word Blessings on top of the page, and then begin your list …

Take your time … let it flow … if there’s a pause, wait a moment or two … more things will come …

The list doesn’t need to exceed 20 items … a dozen will do for the time being …

And for the next few days, read the list daily, and say at the end, “Jesus my LORD.”

Read slowly … like eating good food … slowly … to savor each bite, discerning the complex layers of flavor and texture.

It takes but a few moments of our time, but time taken for gratitude slows our pace and creates a small space of peace. There is soul-healing power in gratitude.

As the hymn puts it, Count your blessings, name them one by one; you’ll be surprised by what the LORD has done.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Interim Pastor Tom Eggebeen

2 comments:

Darren King said...

Thanks for this writing 'challenge' Tom...we did this with our children...happy thanksgiving from all the Kings...

Darren King said...

Happy Thanksgiving Tom...to you and your family many blessings...I posted some of mine (inspired by your thanksgiving exercise) at my other blog:

www.goodkingdom.blogspot.com/

Best,
Darren