O give thanks to the LORD,

for He is good;

for His steadfast love

           endures forever.

       1 Chronicles 16. 34

(Am I just feeling thankful?

Or am I grateful to God?

Giving thanks to God

is not just a warm and fuzzy feeling

when all appears favorable,

   but is the basic foundation

                    of trusting God,

     even in the hard stuff.

A state of being thankful

           see God differently.

A sacrifice of thanksgiving

  is being thankful in all things,

not just thankful for all things,

even before

     we ever see the outcome.

God never works

            in singular results.

His Presence abounds.

The faithful know that

             hidden joy

and sing aloud this refrain.)

Happy Thanksgiving!

O LORD,

You are good.

You do good.

You are faithful.

You surround us,

indwell within,

walk with us,

no matter the circumstances.

Your steadfast love

          endures forever.

May we live in that reality.

May Your love be engraved

     in our hearts.