Happy Thanksgiving to all! As the holiday season kicks off today, let's all remember the things we are most thankful for....the love of God, family, and friends.
Today we pause to count the things that really matter, and to remind ourselves that often, the things we pursue each day are just fleeting fancies. We here at Bags of Hope pray that this kind of reflection lasts far beyond just this one day. Let's spend the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons in a consistent mode of thankfulness. And thankfulness not just for our earthly blessings and comforts, but for those things which have been given to us by God, through no deserving actions of our own: grace, mercy, salvation, love.
And let us, with a heightened awareness of these gifts, act out of love toward our fellow men. When we see those who are less fortunate, who are struggling through life, who have fallen on hard times, let us reach out not just with the earthly comforts of money and food, but with the heavenly gifts of the Gospel and the the Bread of Life, which satisfies all who take it.
Order your Bags of Hope for the Christmas season now, and you will be ready to share these things when the moment presents itself to you.
Have a blessed Thanksgiving Day!!
With love,
Clara (and a little help from Dad)
We are thankful for you and for Bags of Hope. Praying this ministry will touch countless lives this holiday season including those that order the Bags of Hope and those whose hands the bags are passed and shared!
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