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Nov '24
November 22, 2024
25
Nov '24
From time to time I recall the people in my life for whom I am grateful. My first choir director let me sing with my dad in the adult choir while I was still a pre-teenager. My internship pastor not only gave me good guidance but honored me with his friendship. I have been forever thankful for all those brave first members of the church we started in an elementary school. And my gratitude toward my wife knows no bounds.
Mary Magdalene may have had a mind possessed at one time by seven demons, but she also had a good memory. She never forgot the healing and compassion she received from Jesus. She showed her thankfulness to him by serving him throughout his ministry even to the cross and grave. He rewarded her gratitude with the even greater blessing of seeing him as the risen savior.
Thankful hearts come from minds that remember the blessings of the past received through others. “Be careful never to forget what you yourself have seen. Do not let these memories escape from your mind as long as you live!” Deut 4:9
Pastor Andy