Pastor: David Morelli
Editor: Dave Haugh
In November when leaves change colors and fall to the ground, and the air grows crisp, and the stars seems brighter in the autumn sky, I know that Thanksgiving is approaching. It is this time of year I bring a book off the shelf that Jackie was given. It was written and put to music by John Bucchino, illustrated by Anna’ Liisa Hakkarainen, and sung by Art Garfunkel on a CD included with the book. The title: “Grateful”, A Song of Giving Thanks.
Here are the words which express my thoughts this time of year.
I’ve got a roof over my head.
I’ve got a warm place to sleep.
Some nights I lie awake counting gifts
Instead of counting sheep.I’ve got a heart that can hold love.
I’ve got a mind that can think.
There may be times when I lose the light
And let my spirits sink…But I can’t stay depressed
When I remember how I’m blessed!Grateful, grateful,
Truly grateful I am.
Truly blessed
And duly grateful.In a city of strangers,
I’ve got a family of friends.
No matter what rocks and brambles fill the way.
I know that they will stay until the end.I feel a hand holding my hand.
It’s not a hand you can see.But on the road to the promised land
This hand will shepherd me…Through delight and despair,
Holding tight and always there.Grateful, grateful,
Truly grateful I am.
Truly blessed
And duly grateful.It’s not that I don’t want a lot,
Or hope for more or dream of more.
But giving thanks for what I’ve got
Makes me so much happier than keeping score.In a world that can bring pain,
I will still take each chance…
For I believe that whatever the terrain
Our feet can learn to dance.Whatever stone life may sling,
We can moan…
Or we can sing!Grateful, grateful,
Truly grateful I am.
Truly blessed
And duly grateful.Truly blessed
And duly grateful.
May everyone have a blessed Thanksgiving.
-Pastor David
Newsletter PDF: Newsletter 11 2013 WEB