Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Week Forty-Eight - Hushed Praise

"Earth should be a temple filled with the songs of grateful saints, and every day should be a censor smoking with the sweet incense of thanksgiving." Charles H. Spurgeon

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day 2024. Are you ready? This is one of my favorite days of the year. There are no presents to buy, no fireworks to shoot off, and no silly outfits are required, but still, there is an awesomeness about taking time to share a meal and observe a day of thanks with family and friends.

My mind goes back to my childhood on the farm and the sumptuous flavors of grandma's meal, the permeating smells of the kitchen, and the hustle and bustle of preparation. Surrounded by aunties and uncles, crazy cousins, and extended family, we would eventually settle down to prayer. Oh, how my grandfather could pray. The hush of the family, the sacredness of the moment, and the love that rose from his gentle and humble praying voice always moved me to tears, and the memory still does today.

I don't know what your Thanksgiving will look like. Mine certainly doesn't look like it did when I was a child, but I still experience that moment of hushed and sacred praise when the prayer of Thanksgiving goes up before the meal.

That same sacredness and thankfulness should not be reserved for once a year but be a part of every day, a sweet-smelling intense that burns consistently. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 reads, "In every thing give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."

In every thing, and every day, may our prayers of thanksgiving rise to the Lord. Why? Because this is His will, and we are His people. Happy Thanksgiving!

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