Having A Thankful Spirit

I would like to talk to you today about

being satisfied. Jesus said, The Kingdom

of Heaven is for the child-like, easy to

please. Most have ceased to be easy to

please. It takes more to keep us happy

in our day, doesn’t it?

Jesus had no place to lay his head. He

tells us, “The foxes have holes, the birds

of the air have nests, but the Son of Man

has nowhere to lay his head.” Every

beautiful letter St. Paul wrote was written

from a dungeon where he testified to

have been naked, hungry, and thirsty.

We have everything, yet we still are

often unhappy. Most have never been

in want. Can we find joy at the sight of

the sunrise, or thankful simply because

we have never been hungry, naked, or

thirsty?

When John F. Kennedy was killed,

church doors opened immediately. Bells

rang, people dropped everything and

gathered in the churches to say a prayer

for our country. Pray for your children.

We had a funeral service for a seventeen-

year-old young man recently. Thank

God for the noise, and even the problems

you may have today with your children.

Do something special for your spouse

simply to please them. Tell one another

you are thankful for them. If we think

about it, most have nothing to really be

unhappy about, and everything to be

thankful for.

Father, thank you for every good thing

that satisfies the soul today.

Amen