Thursday, November 25, 2004

Thank you, God

Ten years ago this week, Mother Teresa was in D.C. for Thanksgiving. A reporter from the Washington Post asked her if she was here because they didn't celebrate Thanksgiving Day in India. She grabbed hold of his hand and said, "People always give thanks when they see the work of God."
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!
  • Today, we say, "Thank you, God" for all that He has given us. Life, family, friends, personal gifts, our faith, freedom, education, the sacrifices of our parents and ancestors, and our material gifts might top our lists. These are all from Him.
  • He works in each of our lives every day if we let Him. Do we recognize His work? Do others recognize the work of God through us, as the poor did through Mother Teresa?
  • How often do we truly thank God for all that He has given us and done for us? Is it just once a year?
  • The best way to give thanks to God is through the Mass (also called the Celebration of the Eucharist), which is offered every day in the Church. We thank God the Father every day for His AWESOME gifts and works. As Ty wrote in his response, the word Eucharist means "thanksgiving". We especially thank him for the life, death, and resurrection of his only son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • For what would you like to thank God?

2 comments:

Ty Roach said...

I am very thankful for all those answering God's call to serve Him in the priesthood, sisterhood and in other religious orders. We need good teachers of our faith.

Greg, I keep you and other seminarians that I know in my prayers. It's very uplifting and inspirational to meet and know young men willing to serve the Lord and his faithfull!

Stay strong for the Lord! You're an inspiration! God bless...

Ty

Fr Greg said...

Ty,
On behalf of priests, religious, and seminarians, thank you very much for what you wrote!

Greg