Thanksgiving

Our Thanksgiving tree. Come and add your leaf of thanks.

This weekend, Canadians will celebrate Thanksgiving. Many will gather with family and friends to share a big meal together. Some will head out for one last camping trip. Others will use the day off work to tidy yards, put away summer things and prepare for the winter to come. For most of us though, the day will at least mean an extended weekend, an opportunity to slow down and enjoy the gift of time. 

We do have much to be thankful for. Our service at the Fruitland CRC, this Sunday morning, will focus on thanks. Using the words of Psalm 103 we will come together in blessing our God for care, providence, healing, forgiveness. We will recognize, with thanks, the source of all the good that comes into our lives in words, prayers, and songs.  

We'll spend some time, as well, in the story of Jesus and the ten lepers and wonder if maybe being thankful is only one step in our response to God's care and love for us. What was it that made that one leper, the Samaritan turn back to thank Jesus for healing, and how does Jesus respond to him?