October 5, 2023

Thanksgiving is coming. In Canada, we connect our Thanksgiving celebrations to the big family feast. That’s good fun, but for me, the best part is being surrounded by people I love: family and friends. Over the years, loving people have brought God’s love to me in abundance. I am grateful. We human beings need that…

October 10, 2022

(Photo by Gerd Altmann, Pixabay) Tonight it feels important to offer you one of my stories instead of a short reflection. Most of us attended church this morning. Many of us heard reflection on the familiar scripture about Jesus’ healing of the ten lepers. (Luke 17: 1-19). Sometimes when a scripture is familiar, we think…

October 9, 2021

Blessed to Share  When I was a child, giving God thanks for the many blessings we enjoyed was the focus of our Thanksgiving holiday. We started the day at Church. I loved the harvest decorations. I don’t remember a big family gathering. The four of us did have a feast with roast chicken from our…

October 8, 2020

In North America, our Thanksgiving celebration began with the pilgrims giving thanks for the fall harvest that would get them through the winter. Today as the holiday weekend approaches, it’s hard to open our eyes to the bounty in God’s world. Covid 19 restrictions, wearing masks can blind us to the beauty in our own…

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