Grateful, thankful, appreciative: words that come into our conversations this time of year. 1 Thess. 5:16-18. ” pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” Sure , yup and ok.
I am at the end of writing a book and I have had to make some changes. It’s called editing . I would like to edit some of the Bible. Especially when it comes to this verse. Like editing out the word -all. I can give thanks in some and maybe the majority but all? You have got to be kidding? Seriously God all? Really, like love your neighbor. Another verse to edit slightly. Why is it so hard to include all? Because I don’t want to. Because I am hurt. Because there are flaws in what God asks me to thank him for. So until I find the edit button, I feebly try to find the being glad for the things that stick me in the heart, that make me cry and that force me to look outside of myself…
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