A Time for Thanks

Here it is a week before Thanksgiving. I am in my office and the weather is due to turn bitter cold in the next couple of days. Weather men and ladies are talking about snow--not just in the mountains but down here where we live and work. I am listening to...Yes, Christmas music. OHHHH Man!! How can you DO that? Well, partly because its been a while. Partly because it is the soft contemplative variety instead of Jingle Bells. Mostly because it is announcing the One to whom I choose to give thanks, without whom the whole concept of giving thanks is meaningless. I am blessed with a family that is in reasonable health. Who's in charge of that? There is a roof over my head that doesn't leak and all the trees have missed. Who's in charge of that? There is food in the pantry and more in the fridge and you can say that it was bought with a paycheck. True. But who was responsible for growing that food, plant and animal? A farmer, you might say. Again, true. But who hung the heat source in the sky and sent the rain? I have my own answer.
It is for these simple things and so much more I am thankful. It is my prayer to a Holy God that you have things to be thankful for, too. I hope that you take time to give thanks for all that has been provided to you and give pause to think about their source. May you know peace and contentment this harvest season.