IT IS TIME TO BE GRATEFUL

IT IS TIME TO BE THANKFUL
It is that TIME of year
Again=when THANKSGIVING is upon us
And it is time
To be GRATEFUL
For ALL that we have
And IF we have nothing
WE can=STILL be grateful
For another year of LIFE
For LIFE itself is
GOD'S GREATEST GIFT TO US
"Let everything that
Has BREATH=
PRAISE the LORD!=Alleluia"                                                                                                           Psalm 150:6
It is time
TO BE GRATEFUL
Expressing GRATITUDE
On a regular basis
Is not only the
RIGHT thing to do
But it is also BENEFICIAL
To our psychological health
Even if we are
FEELING a little bit depressed
When we make an EFFORT
To be grateful
When we make the
CONSCIOUS effort=we notice
The GOOD THINGS in life
Noticing the good things
In life=
It is time to be GRATEFUL
"LET the message of Christ
Dwell among you richly
As you teach
And admonish ONE ANOTHER
With all wisdom
Through psalms=hymns=
And songs from the SPIRIT
Singing to God
With GRATITUDE
IN YOUR HEARTS"                                                                                                              Colossians 3:16
It is the TIME OF YEAR
To be thankful
In all CIRCUMSTANCES
It is the TIME OF YEAR
To be GRATEFUL
"So then=just as you
RECEIVED Christ Jesus as LORD
Continue to live
Your LIVES in him
Rooted and built up
In him
STRENGTHENED in the faith
As you were taught
And overflowing with THANKFULNESS"                                                                              Colossians 2:6-7
Giving thanks to God
Is NOT a gift to him
It is a GIFT
To ourselves
GOD does not need
Our praise=but our hearts
ARE OPENED
When we RECOGNIZE
God's love and work
WITHIN and around us
It is the TIME
Of year
To be GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL
And I am grateful
To EACH of you
For how you
Have TOUCHED MY LIFE
HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!
I love and am THANKFUL
For EACH and EVERYONE OF YOU
In the names of Jesus and GOD=our Lord and OUR FATHER
Robert P. Wallman
11-20-18

Ps          INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Terri Mifek