Giving Thanks

 

Today’s Reflection

Follow the example of the healed leper who chose to give thanks for what had happened in his life. Giving thanks . . . opens our eyes to the fact that a lot more goes on in our lives than we may think.

—Wessel Bentley, Facing Financial Struggle: 28 Days of Prayer (Upper Room Books, 2010)

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Today’s Question

What gifts have God given you this week? Take a moment to thank God for the good things you have been given. Join the conversation.

Today’s Scripture

Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. He prostrated himself at Jesus’s feet and thanked him.
—Luke 17:15–16 (NRSVUE)

Prayer for the Week

God of abundance, you provide us with so many good things. Let us be good stewards of our resources so that we can not only have a taste of your abundance, but share it with others. Amen.
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Lectionary Readings

• Genesis 45:1-15
• Psalm 133
• Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32
• Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28

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