Let's give thanks.

Hello All

I actually got to sit in church today (as opposed to either working or in JFC). It was a fantastic family service and of course it's harvest time so the theme for today was harvest. How bountiful the land is and how fortunate we are to have maybe not everything we desire but a heck of of a lot more than some.

In the notices there was an appeal for children's clothes, there are children from Chernobyl who are coming to stay with local families and all they get to bring with them is a plastic bag and a bottle of water. This touched me so that I began to cry (in the church). I cried because as much as I say I am grateful, I am constantly wanting more and here are these innocent children who live so differently from ourselves that all they would like are some second hand clothes.

Well as much as I am grateful I have also realised just how ungrateful I can be, we were given a challenge to everyday get up and be grateful for something, well this is something I am going to be more sincere about, being grateful in words in one thing, but being grateful, giving thanks and actually sharing your bounty are completley different things.

This week I am setting out to show gratitude for all my blessing rather than just say how grateful I am. Maybe you could try it to?

In love and light
Tracey