Wednesday, November 20, 2019

SABRINA During this month of Thanksgiving, we are called to remember the many blessings in our lives, but what about the hard, difficult, ugly times we have been or perhaps are going through? We only have to turn to Luke Chapter 15, to the parable of the prodigal son, to fully understand and embrace the answer. It shows us how in the context of being lost, being found is more wonderous, being persecuted, finding acceptance is more precious, in being sick, being healed is more miraculous. If we forget or turn our back on our mistakes, we have failed to be reminded of God’s grace and presence in our lives. All of us have faced a time when the road was difficult. Perhaps, we made less than stellar choices and found ourselves suffering repercussions from choices we had no control over; but when we reflect and acknowledge the difficult times, we come more fully into understanding God’s love and grace for us. It is there that our roots of thanksgiving and gratitude can grow more deeply in the somber soil of remembering our human hopelessness but for God’s grace. And for that – we are thankful!