Tuesday, November 3, 2009

November, 2009

November is the time of year we typically focus on giving thanks. Yes, we should be good at doing it all the time. But somehow the turkeys, cornucopias, and pilgrims adorning everything from grocery ads to home decorations give us that extra nudge this month to meditate on what we're grateful for.

I have a Thanksgiving journal that I write in each year and list the things I'm thankful for. Psalm 100 is written on the inside cover. Here's a portion of it:

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name. 5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.


I thought that maybe this month instead of petitioning God with a specific request for the Beng, we could just thank Him for the Beng people and thank Him that His love for them endures forever.