Thanksgiving and being thankful

Ilike that little three word sentence at the end of the verse. It’s imperative, not optional. “And be thankful.”

It points us to attitudes and behaviors that glorify God, bless the people around us and improve our own disposition. I certainly have room for improvement in all three areas. “And be thankful.” It’s added onto what’s already in the verse. “And be thankful.”

Today I’ve been thinking about Thanksgiving as an additive--something put with what’s already there. I know we add the fourth Thursday

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in November holiday called Thanksgiving to our calendars each year. But Thanksgiving needs to be something added to our routines, our relationships and our requests.

Let’s think about our routines. We’re all busy. Some of us are so busy we might use our busyness as an excuse to hurry past being thankful to God and one another for the blessings and gifts we receive in a day. But whatever the agenda, however crowded the schedule, we will do better when we add some

Bethlehem East Baptist Church will have all Sunday school classes beginning at 9:45 a.m. Sunday morning followed by regular service at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary. We will continue with Facebook Live Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and Worship Service at 11 a.m.

CARRVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH thanksgiving to the day. If we’re in too big a hurry to acknowledge kindnesses shown to us with genuine thanks, we need to slow down. While it would be good to make or take time to write some thank-you notes, we could at least slow down long enough to notice and verbally acknowledge what’s done for us. Do what the day’s list demands, “and be thankful.”

Regular hours of service are Sundays- 9 a.m. Sunday School and 10 a.m. Morning Worship. Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. the church offers Children’s Gospel Project, Youth Bible Study and Adult Prayer Meeting.

Regular office hours are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Couldn’t your relationships use some added heartfelt expressions of gratitude from you? Paul knew it was important to express thanks for the people in his life. He told the Philippians, “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you. (Philippians 1:3). How many husbands and wives fail to give and receive thanks from one another for all the