Have you heard the story of the married man whose wife asked why he never said that he loved her after they were married? His reply was that he told her that when they got married, why did he need to repeat himself? I hope you know that did not go well. As we approach Thanksgiving, I urge you not to just think about what you are thankful for, but to express it. Can you imagine if tomorrow we awoke to only having the things that we expressed gratitude for on the previous day?
Psalm 107:8 (NIV)
8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men,
Luke 17:11-19 (NIV)
11 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.
12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance
13 and called out in a loud voice, "Jesus, Master, have pity on us!"
14 When he saw them, he said, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were cleansed.
15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice.
16 He threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him--and he was a Samaritan.
17 Jesus asked, "Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?
18 Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?"
19 Then he said to him, "Rise and go; your faith has made you well."