Ministry Monday: Happy Thanksgiving

I start almost every prayer to God with the words, "Dear God, thank you. . . " Is it a habit or am I truly thankful? I believe it is both. Either way, I can honestly say that I am thankful this Thanksgiving Season. The past several months I have been surrounded by people who are dealing with pain, death, failure, and uncertainty. It is what I call Messy Ministry and sometimes it is hard to see past the suffering and the sin. No matter what happens though I will give thanks. I will continue my best to give hope to those who are having a hard time being hopeful. I will continue to walk that fine line between grace and truth. I will continue to say, "Dear God, thank you. . ."

Join in on being thankful. I know that there is real pain out there. I know that there is real failure out there. I know that there is real suffering out there. Stop though and just say the words, "Dear God, thank you. . ." This is what Thanksgiving is all about.