Nov 26 2007
gratitudians continued
I went on vacation. It was wonderful. I am grateful and was glad for the opportunity to give thanks. I have several things I long to post on but first I wanted to direct your attention to the conclusion of James Street’s series on gratitudians.
You can read it for yourself in Part 2 and Part 3.
In his post the addresses something that is of particular interest to me.
I don’t think you can think about water or anything else in this life as gift without simultaneously thinking that there is a Giver.
This theistic dimension of thanksgiving is so very important to me. Like many modern Christians, I often live as a practical atheist. (That is a person who believes in God but often ignores God in everyday life and decisions.) Thanksgiving prevents that.
This is why I think that Thanksgiving is so hard to corrupt. Continue Reading »
