Earlier this week I got an e-mail with the subject line, “Jay Leno’s Perspective.” I’ve always been more of a Letterman fan; although I’m rarely up late enough to watch it anymore, but I was a bit interested to see what the e-mail was all about. The body of the message was a quote from a Jay Leno monologue, which, as it turns out was actually written by Craig R. Smith, except for the very last sentence, which were the actual words of Leno himself. He said, “With hurricanes, tornadoes, fires out of control, mudslides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?”
Smith’s monologue written for Leno, pointed out that supposedly “67% of Americans are unhappy with the direction the country is headed, and 69% of the country is unhappy with the performance of the President. In essence, 2/3’s of the citizenry just ain’t happy and want a change.” The monologue goes on to point out that we Americans actually have a great deal to be thankful for and spend too much time complaining. It really got me thinking as we approach Thanksgiving. It got me thinking about all I have to be thankful for. Sure, there are always plenty of things that could be changed for the better, but, all in all, I’ve got a lot of things to be thankful for. Here are just a few of them…
I’m thankful for a wonderful, loving, and supportive family that God has blessed me with. I’m thankful for great friends who I can call on day or night. I’m thankful that I have a place to live, clothes to wear, food to eat, and clean water to drink. So many people in the world don’t have any of those things. I’m thankful that I live in a country where I have the freedom to come and go as I please and have the freedom to worship Almighty God. I’m thankful that I have the opportunity to serve in the Kingdom of God alongside my Christian brothers and sisters at Grace Fellowship Church along with the global body of Christ. Most of all, I’m thankful that God sent His only Son, Jesus to die for my sins and, because of His death, burial, and resurrection, I now can have eternal life with Him and live a victorious life until He returns. Happy Thanksgiving!
