My Companion,
We all travel through life in a very hurried pace. Sometimes we can
attend religious services, sometimes, we cannot. However, we can
always take a few minutes to thank God for allowing us to be here, and
to serve our respective Grand Bodies.
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Scripture Lesson
Read Psalm 100
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Thought
Normally, a cold, dark, rainy day tends to make me depressed. But on a autumn day in Michigan, I breathed a prayer of thanks for the pouring rain. The hard, dry earth needed moisture. As I looked out the window, I was suddenly aware of a scene of great beauty. The shapely leaves of the sweet-gum tree were beginning to change color. Bright, golden leaves shone out amid the many green ones. Behind and interspersed between the leaves, the very dark, almost black branches curved in interesting patterns.
I was elated by the beauty I had seen after my brief prayer of thanksgiving. No longer depressed, I wanted to get my camera and capture that scene immediately. Everything was there to create a pleasing picture. Then I remembered other times of sadness and grief when giving thanks had lifted me out of depression.
The Bible's admonition to rejoice always and "give thanks in all circumstances" (1 Thess. 5:16-17) sometimes seems impossible to obey. But when we do, we can see God at work in our lives, creating a beautiful picture that includes both light and dark, sadness and joy.
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