Episode 93: Grace and Gratitude

Curiously (maybe?), neither the people of Israel in the Hebrew Scriptures, nor the church of the New Testament, have a single holiday or observance focused on being thankful... but that's because for both the Old and New Testament, all of our lives are meant to be lived in constant gratitude in response to the grace and gifts of God!  And often, "Christian" or "religious" discussions of gratitude end up sounding like lectures on manners and politenss that are focuses on us, rather than on the goodness of God--especially a God that Jesus insists is "kind to the ungrateful and wicked" as well as to the well-behaved and polite.  So let's take a cue from the Old and Testament and explore how grace and gratitude become the whole fabric of our lives.  And happy Thanksgiving!