Over the last few weeks, I have enjoyed the red and gold leaves of the trees in my community during the Fall season.
Alma, a Book of Mormon prophet, wrote, “All things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that are upon the face of it, yea, and its motion, yea, and also all the planets which move in their regular form do witness that there is a Supreme Creator” (Alma 30:44)
Now most of the leaves have fallen to the ground, and we will celebrate our Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday.
Gratitude is an important theme in the scriptures.
Psalm 100 – Thanksgiving Psalm
[1] Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
[2] Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
[3] Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
[4] Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
[5] For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations
The Apostle Paul wrote that we must abound in Christ with thanksgiving.
[6] As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
[7] Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving
Colossians 2
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
1 Thessalonians 5:18
May the Lord bless you,
Tom Irvine