Driving, traveling, shopping and cooking all preceed the gatherings anticipated for this coming Thursday. Family members may be in Los Angles or around the corner. Wherever they are people remark to me that is not so important how long it takes to get there or what is on the menu. What is important is that the family is together.
The Thanksgiving celebration may extend over more than one day. For example, two Thanksgiving on two different days so that the married adult children can make the rounds of both sets of parents. Or, one celebration with family and another with friends. We want to be with those we love.
Our desire to be with those we love and who love us is at the heart of Thanksgiving. I invite you each day this week in prayer to offer thanks for those who love you. Reflect on the people who let you know that you are important, cherished. Reflect on the people who love you in several different dimensions of love: friendship, companionship, beloved, child, parent, soul mate, sibling. Recall that you did not ask for this love but that is flows to you naturally and freely. Experience this love as a way to connecting to God's love for us, a love that we do not ask for but one that flows to us naturally and freely.
May our thankfullness and our Thanksgiving Celebrations be overflowing.
Reflecting on the every day, practical dimensions of faith. Practices to shape our lives each day as followers of Christ. Stories to share our practical experiences of wisdom, faith, hope, and love.
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