Thanksgiving day began with an 8 a.m. church service. This is a very special service where we have communion and old-fashion footwashing. It is a tradition that many churches have eliminated. Personally it is not my favorite thing to do, but I feel God honors my willingness to be a servant to another saint and keeps me humble. The service began with a beautiful time of praise and worship lead by Bryce. This was followed by a special testimony and song by Sis. Myrtle. She is one of my favorite soul singers and has been a "pillar" of our church about 50 years. This past year, we prayed many prayers for God to protect her son while he was in Irag. He is a career navy man and made it home safe but not without injury. He had back surgery about three weeks ago and is still in need of healing. It was particularly special to have him with us today. I'm sure he enjoyed his mother singing, "All The Way." Her song was followed by offering, Bryce singing "Keeper," my husband giving a wonderful Thanksgiving message, communion, and, finally, footwashing. After everyone returned to the auditorium, we sang another song as everyone hugged and gave wishes of a happy Thanksgiving before leaving. The family of God is so wonderful. I want to share our traditional departure song which I believe was written by Lanny Wolfe.Have a nice day with Jesus, Have a nice day,
Have a nice day with Jesus, Have a nice day,
You may wish the sun would shine a little bit brighter,
But when you have the Lord, He'll make your load a lot lighter,
Have a nice day with Jesus, Have a nice day.
After service, we went to my mom's where we ate too much, left to take a nap, returned about 8 p.m. for seconds, played a game of Scrabble (I won!) and now it is time to drift into dreamland.
I hope your day was as wonderful as mine.
That's a great tradition you guys have.
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts. What a special service. When you are around thankful people, you cannot help but to leave with a smile on your face. Also, it is so uplifting to hear people's testimonies concerning their thankfulness. Have a great day!
ReplyDeletethat is an awesome way to start Thanksgiving! Beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteJana, thank you for sharing your special day with us. I'm glad your day was beautiful!
ReplyDeleteVon de Leigh - It truly is a special service.
ReplyDeleteDebbie - Such wonderful testimonies make a blessed day.
Rochelle - I hope you had a wonderful day!
Linda - I dropped by your blog and it sounded as if you were so happy you were walking on air. Nothing like a loving family.
Thanks I was looking for the lyrics to that song. GB jc
ReplyDeleteTHanks for this lyrics. I just saw the gospel being preached in this song. To the one in trouble, you might want the sun to shine brighter on you, but when you have the Lord he will make your load a lot lighter. Whao. Where can you find the Lord apart from taking scripture and learning to know him from there? Then you put what you have learnt into practise. As you find him and walk with him, he will make your load a lot much lighter. Glory be to God.
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