Thanksgiving 2009

We cannot give God anything: for everything is already His, and all we have comes from Him. We can only give Him praise, thanks, and honor. Martin Luther

We rejoice at the less important things which we enjoy according to the Second Table of the Law in that our bodies and possessions are protected. For these gifts are of minor importance when compared with those which we enjoy according to the First Table: That God has revealed Himself, has made know what He intends to do with us, gives His Word, grants faith and the Holy Spirit, hears prayers, daily increases His church, etc. These things are so great that no tongue is able to amplify and praise them as they deserve....For only those are truly thankful who receive the gifts of God joyfully and rejoice in the Giver. Martin Luther

God grant that we follow His Word to praise and thank our dear Lord for His precious blood, which He so freely offered for us. And may God keep us from the terrible vice of ingratitude and the forgetfulness of His blessings. Martin Luther