Father God I wonder- Happy Canadian Thanksgiving.

Mireille Mishriky

October 10, 2016

I wonder how long it would actually take me if I sat down and wrote everything I should be grateful for?

Hours?

Days?

Weeks?

From health to safety, knowledge and freedom, family and friends, prosperity and well being.

I could spend days listing the subcategories in each of the fundamental blessings I already mentioned. And many more days listing items in each of the subcategories. But this year, I would like to focus on one specific blessing.

A blessing that I always take for granted. One that shook my heart as I listened to my favourite hymn at church yesterday: being God`s own child.

Here is an excerpt of the hymn:

Father God, I wonder how I managed to exist
Without the knowledge of Your parenthood and Your loving care
But now I am Your child, I am adopted in Your family
And I can never be alone
‘Cause Father God, You’re there beside me

I will sing Your praises
Forevermore

How awesome is this blessing, this grace? I was simply born into this reality:

I did not search for it (as millions have throughout the ages).
Fleeing from persecution to find salvation was not my lot.
I did not suffer unbearable tortures for my faith, as the martyrs did.
Practicing my faith in secrecy as millions of Christians still is not my reality.

I was simply handed this inheritance on a golden platter and a wooden Cross.

Truly, I wonder how I could have ever deserved this blessing.

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving dear readers.

May we all sing His praises forevermore.