Giving Thanks

November 22, 2020

Rev. Dennis R. Hartman

Thanksgiving is upon us. This year things are a little different. Some people will be gathering with family or friends to celebrate this national holiday. Others will be by themselves. This day has its roots in the first thanksgiving when the pilgrims shared a meal together with the native people of the land. They gathered to give thanks to God for a bountiful harvest! Thanksgiving is about God's bountiful provisions for us, not traditional food, or football games. Although neither is a bad thing, be sure it does not sway you from giving thanks to God! A Psalm of Thanksgiving is recorded for us in 1 Chronicles 16. It was a time of acknowledging what Almighty God has done. Maybe we can glean a few things for us to have a God centered thanksgiving this year, no matter what the current course of events have given us! So, we want to see how much more we can focus on this thanksgiving!