Dear Lord;\u00a0 Good morning, and Happy Thanksgiving Father!\u00a0 Over the last few days, I\u2019ve been focusing our correspondence on some of the Blessings that I\u2019m thankful for, so today I thought I\u2019d share our time together and get my children involved in our chat.\u00a0 Quite often I\u2019ve heard Your Voice or seen Your Light in them, so it made sense to me to find out what they were truly thankful for.\u00a0 This morning I asked them, \u201cWhat would you like to thank God for?\u201d, and here are their replies\u2026<\/p>\n
Aidan, Age 8 : \u201cI would like to thank God for giving me a family, a home, for my pets, that my family\u2019s really smart, that our new kitty wasn\u2019t too sick when we got her, that I have nice friends, that I\u2019m healthy, that my whole family is \u2018mostly healthy\u2019, that Me and Jonathan get along sometimes and that I have a good time at school.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jonathan, Age 10 : \u201cI want to thank God for a healthy family, a caring family, great friends, a house around me, food in my tummy, for all the things You\u2019ve done for me, having pets, having things to do, for having good education, having a brother, being able to go off and do things, for having clothes, making it so I can have video games, making me able to play with my family, forgiving me when I\u2019ve done wrong and giving me courage for getting through tough situations.\u201d<\/p>\n
As I\u2019ve mentioned before Lord, these two little boys are up towards the top of my Blessings list.\u00a0 My heart is shaped daily by their presence, and I lift my prayers of thanks to You for having them in my life.<\/p>\n
May all of Your Children feel Your Loving Touch on this day, and know Your Grace that we may honor Your Presence and go forward in Love.\u00a0 Amen.\u00a0 ~Phather Phil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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