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Tuesday's Grand Connection Thought
by Mary May Larmoyeux
This Thursday, our family and most Americans, will celebrate Thanksgiving. It's a day when we will recall the many blessings that God has given us throughout the year.
According to History.com: "In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. ... It wasn't until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November."
For many people, 2013 was a really tough year. Perhaps you lost a loved one or suffered great damage from a natural disaster. Or, maybe you are struggling to just make ends meet during this holiday season.
It's easy for me to thank God when things are going well. But when the challenges of life come, I often ask "Why?" My question should really be "Who?" Who can I trust in the good and bad times of life? Who never changes ... is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow (Hebrews 13:8)?
Of course, there's only one answer: God.
My prayer for Pops and me, our children, and grandchildren is that we will be people of gratitude—no matter what happens in our lives.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
(1 Chronicles 16:34)
Mary
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