Tuesday, November 25, 2008

It's my turn...

to thank God for the people who continue to touch my life in unimaginable ways. I won't go into a list of names because that could get me into trouble.

If you are in the youth center on Sunday nights, I love you and thank God for you.

If you are at Benji's on Friday nights, I love you and thank God for you.

If you call yourself a JGenner, I love you and thank God for you.

If I make you so mad that sometimes you want to punch me in the face and you share ministry leadership with me, I love you and thank God for you.

If you have a son named Isaac, I love you and thank God for you.

If you are the only ordained minister on staff at my church right now, I love you and thank God for you.

If you date a girl who lives in Kentucky 5 days a week, I love you and thank God for you.

If you are the girl who lives in Kentucky 5 days a week, I love you and thank God for you.

If you are the second born of three sisters, are a masseuse, and always give me a hug and a smile, I love you and thank God for you.

You are the people who have captured my heart. You are the people who walk with me through Heaven and Hell. You are the people who I would walk through Hell with and for. This year has been one of refining us as a group. And it's been a trial by fire. But, as Benji would agree, the things that are coming are nothing short of glorious.

Mostly, I thank God for His love. It saved me, it sustains me, it teaches me, it disciplines me, it grows me, and it is the one constant in my life.

Happy Thanksgiving.