We thank you Lord
for the life we enjoy together,
for the love we share together,
for the hope we possess together,
because we are one in you…together!
we thank you Lord
—Amen
Ephesians 4:1-3
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment,”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Colossians 1:9-11.
And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10 so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.11 May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy,
“Our life on earth is merely a practice run for the incredible, soul-filling, joy-abounding worship that we will do the day we meet Jesus face to face. We walk for Him, with Him, and because of Him.”
—Gretchen Saffles
1 Thessalonians 1:11-13
For you know how, like a father with his children, 12 we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.
13 And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.
It’s better to wait and have things fall into place than to rush God’s timing and have things fall apart.”
—Unknown
Philippians 1:3-6
I thank my God every time I remember you.4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
“It’s sundown, Lord.
The shadows of my life stretch back
into the dimness of the years long spent.
I fear not death, for that grim foe betrays himself at last,
thrusting me forever into life:
Life with You, unsoiled and free.
But I do fear.
I fear the Dark Spectre may come too soon
– or do I mean, too late?
That I should end before I finish or
finish, but not well.
That I should stain Your honor, shame Your name,
grieve Your loving heart.
Few, they tell me, finish well . . .
Lord, let me get home before dark.”
—from the poem by Robertson McQuilkin, Let Me Get Home Before Dark
May your Thanksgiving Day be filled with great joy, loving family, and good friends.
And, dear friend, may Jesus always keep us close.
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Faith often comes
in bits and fragments—
enough for the next step,
rarely the whole road.
God always sees the big picture.
—from Light a Candle: A Devotional Journey Through Advent
This week a church in California purchased 250 Light a Candle: A Devotional Journey Through Advent books for use in this Christmas season.
Many families are planning to “Light a Candle” together this year.
A group of Christians in a retirement community recently purchased 35 “Light a Candle” to share together during Advent this year.
In 2025, Advent begins on November 30. Go to Amazon for your “Light a Candle” books today.
Light a Candle: A Devotional Journey Through Advent is available now
on amazon.com for you, your friends and family. —$6.99 paperback /
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Special Christmas prices for 25, 50, 100 book packages are being made
available by the author to individuals, churches and small groups at special
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michele@wardtanneberg.com .
– 25 copies at $119 ($4.76 per book)
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—Have a blessed Christmas season—
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