I Love Thanksgiving. It’s probably my favorite holiday. Yes, we should be Thankful everyday, but this is a day set aside for us to slow down and spend time with family and friends. time to eat and laugh and enjoy some football. It’s a time to reflect on all that we have to be Thankful for. And, we have ALOT to be Thankful for. Yes, I was Thankful for the food we had to eat, and I of coarse ate more than I should have. I got to thinking about it, and is being Thankful for the food we have just something we say? Do we really know what it’s like not to have food? We have it in abundance and throw away more in a mealtime than some have to eat in several days. I found myself feeling selfish. How often do I give up a meal so someone else can have one? Today there were some in our communities that were making meals and serving those in our community who are in need. I am grateful to all those who took their time on Thanksgiving Day to feed complete strangers. I am preparing to leave on a mission trip to Nicaragua on Saturday morning, and some of what we will be doing is making meals of beans and rice to feed those in need, strangers. I said earlier that I was feeling selfish to have so much and waste so much when there are others who don’t know when or where they will get their next meal. But, I am still Thankful for ALL that God has blessed me with. Maybe I need to be a better steward with what he gives me and not waste so much. He also commanded me to go, and to love. Whether that is here in the USA or across the ocean, I can share what God has blessed me with. And by serving those in need, I am serving Christ. He took a little and fed a lot. I don’t have a lot to offer, but what I have I will offer and Jesus will feed thousands. Whether it’s physical food or spiritual food. I am Thankful to serve our Savior and his lamb.
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