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November 2005

Thanksgiving

11/27/2005

 
O give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good:
for His mercy endureth forever.
Psalm 136:1


The traditional "Thanksgiving Day" weekend is now coming to an end...
It's late Sunday evening. I got out of the shower about thirty minutes ago. The hot water splashing against my hurting back was just what I needed.

Thanksgiving Day was uneventful. I was able to spend time with several Christian friends as we sat in the prison's dining area to eat a sparse and tasteless meal together. "There's nothing like family gatherings and a mother's cooking," I said to the guys. But I'm not complaining, however. As the often suffering Apostle, Paul, wrote in one of his epistles, "For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us therewith be content (I Timothy 6:7-8)."

Thus I am learning to be content, to keep life simple, and to be thankful always. Surely there are millions of people throughout the world who are, as of this moment, worse off than me. So with this in mind, I quietly ate my bland instant mashed potatoes along with a single three ounce oval-shaped piece of blanched, pressed and processed turkey patty. It wasn't easy, either.

It's only by the grace of God that I could eat such a meal and still smile.

D.B.

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