A Thanksgiving Prayer

It's that time of the year.

The time of the year that we attempt to slow down,

Sit back,

And reflect.

What are we blessed with?

What are we grateful for?

What are those bright and shiny moments,

the glitter in the everyday,

That makes the hard just a little less hard,

The moments that turn a life that could appear mundane,

Into a grand and epic adventure.

And as I'm sitting here,

In the midst of a lot of new,

A lot of the glitter,

Sitting smack dab in the middle of my grand and epic adventure,

 I sit back,

And say a Thanksgiving prayer.

A muddled,

Mixed up,

Hazy prayer.

A prayer that in the spirit of the holiday,

Is full of gratefulness,

But also a longing,

A request,

Not just for myself,

But for those that I love.

Because in these moments of new,

The moments of constant moving,

Constant action,

Constant introductions and initial meetings,

Constant awkward first conversations,

Slowly shifting into comfortable silence

I've found something precious.

In these moments where I've felt lost,

From the smallest decisions as to how to get to the grocery store,

To how to begin to call a new place home, when it still feels so foreign,

I've found something intimate,

A gift from the Lord,

Sent when I needed it most.

In the midst of the chaos, I've found peace.

In the midst of the new, I've found a constant.

In the midst of the weary, I've found refreshment.

And that my friends, is my Thanksgiving prayer for you.

That while you're taking time to be intentional in remembering to be thankful,

That you're taking time to seek refreshment.

While you're surrounded by those that mean the most,

You soak in every moment,

Look from face to face around the table,

And remember,

And thank,

And feel an overwhelming sense of love,

An overwhelming sense of security,

An overwhelming " time of refreshing may come from the Lord" ( Acts 3:19)

Because that my friends, is something to be so incredibly grateful for.




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