Some people may wonder what we have to be thankful for when we’re in a time of recession. Here are just a few of the things I’m thankful for:

• That turkeys have some meat besides livers and gizzards.
• That there aren’t twice as many congressmen and half as many doctors.
• That teenagers will ultimately have children who will become teenagers.
• That the space available for messages on T-shirts and bumper stickers is limited.
• That God loves me whether I feel like it or not.
• That I have a family that loves me too.
• That women whose husbands take them for granted don’t all scream at once.
• That everybody DOESN’T tell me every Sunday what they think of my sermon.
• That TV’s, i-pods and car stereos can be turned off.
• That no one can turn off the sun, moon and stars.
• That I live in the land of the free and the home of the brave.
• That I’m not a turkey (O.K., I know that one’s debatable).

There are more things to be thankful for than we may think!

Habakkuk 3:17-18 says, “Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce poor food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God, my Savior.”

Rejoicing with you in the mercy of our Father,

Pastor Bill Linton