Thanksgiving and Healing

A grateful heart can work wonders!  Like fertilizer and sunshine are to a garden, gratitude and thankfulness are to the human spirit.

America is such a blessed nation.   We have one of the highest gross domestic product per capita.  We have over 40% of the world’s wealth.  And if you are poor in America, you are still rich compared to the poor in many other places.  For example, even our poor kids get vaccinated.  They go to school.  If you live in a household that is below the poverty level, there is still more than an 80% chance you have a cellphone.  There is a 58% chance you have a computer   There is over a 95% chance you have a refrigerator, stove and microwave.

When was the last time you actually thanked God for hot water while you took a  shower?  Or thought to be grateful that even though you could not sleep, you were safe in your home and laying on a clean mattress with a roof over your head?  Even if you overindulge at Thanksgiving dinner and become sick, remember…..you live in a country where nearly everyone has a flush toilet!  That isn’t true everywhere.

So as we gather with friends and family to celebrate the many blessings God has bestowed on us, let’s remember to pray for others.  Being comfortable should make us generous!   Extending a helping hand to neighbors will only lead to further blessing.  America has always been a generous and kind nation……..that kindness and caring should be our greatest American export!!  May we always be a  beacon of light to the rest of the world!