Hi, friends in exile, got a minute?
Pick your favorite celebrity. Then, imagine that this person invited you to call them on their personal cell phone anytime just to chat. How would that make you feel? How would you respond?
Paul writes, “Continue in the prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving” (Colossians 4:1, FJV). Here is the fantastic opportunity to commune with the Creator of everything else outside of Himself. God has invited us into this ongoing conversation through His Son Jesus Christ. He has offered to forgive our sins, strengthen us in our weakness, reveal knowledge to us through the Scriptures and by the Holy Spirit, and so much more. What an opportunity! Thanksgiving is the faithful practice of recognizing the nature of this opportunity. Then we must move on to give thanks for everything else: God’s generous provision, healing for our illnesses, fellowship with brothers and sisters in Christ, families in which to share love and purpose. We should give Him a call. He has extended the invitation to us.
Smiley Mudd
Musings of the Rev. Smiley Mudd 