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Words fail me today. That's nothing new though. We have all the resources that we could ever want at our fingertips. More ability than at any other time in history to express our selves. We have access to volumes and volumes of research and information, yet still, I'm failing. I'm failing to properly convey just how thankful I am. Thankful to God for being so very good to me. Better in fact than I am to myself. Thankful for His grace and mercy. Thankful He didn't and doesn't give to me what I deserve, rather He gives me the blessings He desires me to have. I could never count them all. I cant even attempt such an undertaking. When my heart begins to ponder all the goodness of the great God that we serve I become very small. My abilities even smaller still. So, thank you Jesus for:

- Your blood that washed my sins away.
- Your grace that exceeds my failures.
- Your power that hides my weaknesses.
- Your painful stripes you bore that heals me.
- Your perfect love that affords me great comfort.
- Your spirit that completes me.
- Your life that guides me.
- Your hand that protects me.
- Your friendship that stays with me.
- Your royalty that includes me.
- Your peace that I cant understand.
- Your strength that sustains me.
- Your riches that supplies all my needs.
- Your sanctuary that gives me peace.
- Your word that supplies truth and exposes lies.
- Your kinship that gives me access to Your great throne.
- Your trust that gave to me the perfect wife and three beautiful, wonderful, incredibly divine children.
- Your call that allows and enables me to pastor and lead some of the finest people that have ever walked on earth.

I'm even thankful for the knock on the door that just interrupted this posting. It was two well dressed and well intending young men, "Jehovah's witnesses" - that subtly reminded me I have a work to do today for you!

Yes Lord, I am thankful!