Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Colossians 4:2
“There are three requisites to the proper enjoyment of earthly blessings: a thankful reflection, on the goodness of the giver; a deep sense of our own unworthiness; and a recollection of the uncertainty of our long possessing them. The first will make us grateful; the second, humble; and the third, moderate.”
Hannah More (1745-1833) was English writer known for her generous giving in A Dictionary of Thoughts, edited by Tryon Edwards (Detroit: Dickerson, 1908) 45.
Happy Thanksgiving to readers across America and around the world. By the grace of God, I pray each of our lives exhibits proper enjoyment.
May God make us grateful, humble, and moderate people from prayerfully reflecting on the goodness of our merciful God to us unworthy souls.
Let us make the most of every opportunity to put to work what we have in the short time we have it so that God receives all glory and praise.