The
Eucharist is the great thanksgiving. Our worship centers around the
communal act of offering thanks for the gift of life and all that God has
given. Living thanksgiving invites us to be gracious for our lives; and
be generous with our lives. St. Paul wrote, “I am content with little or
an abundance and I am thankful for either.” Living simply with little can
bring more joy then being a steward over much. This truth has been
learned time and again by those who have lost much to discover a new sense of
joy and freedom.
Christian
spirituality has always designated the day as the foundational place in which
we are instructed to live lives of faith, hope, and love. “Rejoice and be
glad, for this is the day that the Lord has made.” “Do not worry about tomorrow,
today is enough to hold to our attention.” I believe it to be a major
theme in all healthy spirituality to focus our intention for spiritual growth
“one day at a time.”
For
the remainder of this season of Thanksgiving, consider your own conscious
intention to “Give thanks in everything.” Simply being thankful for who
you are, where you live, with whom you share life, for the resources in your
life, for the work you do, for those with whom you work, for
the food you eat, the hands that prepared it, and the miraculous gift that a
day is. This spiritual exercise of simply saying, “Thank You,” for the
day and all that fills it will be transformational.
Fr.
Richard
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