Say Grace

As I write this, it is approching Thanksgiving day. During this month I have spent time concidering what I am thankful for as have many americans. On the social networks, some have taken to giving thanks for something each day as the holiday approched. I thought this to be a good idea, but chose to reflect in silence instead. I reflected on what I read each day and what you often hear each year around the table. Something seemed off as the holiday approches. I did'nt know what but something was off. Then today as I went about my business, I realized. It's everything. Everything I  and all the daily thanks were all about what we have, or who we know, family, friends, jobs, food on the table, health.......of this world.
God tells us christians are to be in this world but not of this world, and yet all to often we rattle off the things of the world we are thankful for. Its not just that I have things of this world to be thankful for, but also that, or maybe because of, that I am just not worthy. It is only by Gods grace that I am able to rejoice in my place with him in heavan. I cannot earn eternal life like I earn money. I cannot earn eternal life as a reward for the good things I do. God has blessed me in this world, and in response, how do I thank him? I become of this world. The funny thing that kept coming back to my thought, is that it is by Gods grace that we have these things and it is also by Gods grace that none of them will be of any significance when we are living eternally with God. The bible tells us that there will be no man, or woman, or marriage in heaven. These are the things God gave us on earth to fill the absence from God. When we are with God through his grace,there will be no need for anything but Praising our Lord.
So as I sit down to be with family and friends, we will pause...It is no coincidence that when we pause we will speak our thankfullness in prayer...we will say Grace.
Funny... how we will gather to thank God for his grace... by saying grace.
Thanks be to God for his infinite Grace for an unworthy child.