Sermon Blurb

Thanksgiving Sunday

I really enjoy Thanksgiving. No it is just not for the turkey, cranberries and stuffing. Those are all good in their own right and more than enough reason to celebrate. Many Thanksgiving evenings, after a feast with family and friends, I have sat with my stomach bloated from all the good food. And that is a good thing.

But Thanksgiving is the one time of the year dedicated for us to give thanks. It should be an easy thing to do- giving thanks to God. For God is the giver of life and the giver of so many blessings. But too often we forget. We take things for granted. We accept the blessings as a matter of course. So often we do not give thanks.

But on my way home from the church, I pass by this one tree on highway 62. It is a tree full of red leaves. Not that remarkable at this time of year to have a tree with red leaves in this part of the country. But this particular tree is an astonishing shade of red, a red so brilliant that it takes your breath away. A red that you see that you can’t help but say thank you to God for its beauty.

So on this Sunday we are asked to reflect on Thanksgiving. We marvel at the times that we are able to say thank you to God for all that we have been given. And we recognize that God’s beauty is ever round us and that there are so many times that we forget to say thank you. Join us Sunday when we come to give thanks.