There's Plenty to be Thankful For

Often on Thanksgiving, if I get a chance, I will watch Holiday Inn. It's the musical Irving Berlin wrote before White Christmas, and contains several of the same songs. Near the end of the movie, Bing Crosby (why don't they make actors like that anymore?) sings a song about being thankful called "I've Got Plenty to be Thankful For." In it, he ends up making fun of some of the things listed in the song, but deep down, he knows it's true. How often are we less than thankful for the simple things, such as ears to hear with, a mouth to speak with, etc.? We have this one day a year set aside to be thankful and many of us can't even spend the whole day doing that. But in the last year, I've worked harder to be more thankful in my prayers. I try to make sure I thank God for more than I ask for. And it's definitely changed my outlook. So, on this day of thankfulness, I challenge you. Find something every hour to be thankful for. It doesn't have to be big. And then carry that attitude through the rest of the year. In a season that can tend towards selfishness and commercialism, let's show grateful hearts. Who knows? It might catch on.