We give you thanks

I am thankful to the Lord for the honor of being His child. Without Him my life would have no meaning and no purpose. When a couple of years ago my Dad passed away I realized that in a great degree my inspiration to live and achieve was coming from the simple fact that I had a father who loved me and cared about me. If my God had died I would have been left drifting in this universe with no purpose or inspiration.

I am thankful to the Lord that He blessed me with the most wonderful family. Inspired by His selfless love I am also driven to love because that brings joy into the lives of my dear ones. Without God my love to my family would have been a simple animalistic instinct of preservation and survival.

I am thankful to the Lord for my church. The church is the place where I can realize my purpose of serving to the needs of those who are beyond the circle of my immediate family. It is at the church that I  forget about what I want and learn to see other people’s needs.

This has been a wonderful year at our church. I praise the Lord for the new members who joined our church family. I thank God for many wonderful ministries in our congregation. By God’s grace our church family has grown locally and in other parts of the world thanks to our commitment to preaching the Gospel “in Jerusalem … and to the ends of the earth”.

I am thankful to the Lord for all my amazing friends living in the USA, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Germany, Moldova and many many other countries of the world.

As we celebrate Thanksgiving I invite you to remember those who may feel lonely, abandoned or chose to be in denial. Let us make their life brighter and happier.

“Now, our God, we give you thanks,
and praise your glorious name.” 1 Chron. 29

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