Devotion: We Give Thanks

My help comes from the LORD, the maker of heavens and earth. He will not let you fall. Your guardian will not fall asleep. ...The LORD guards you from every evil. He guards your life. The LORD guards you as you come and go, now and forever. —Psalm 121:2-3, 7-8 (GW)We give thanks not for conflictBut for grace to forgive and move on.We give thanks not for evilBut for all the good that still exists.We give thanks not for painBut that pain and heartache draws us to the OneWho comforts and heals.We give thanks not for horror or warBut for the peace God providesin the midst of it all.We give thanks not for hateBut for the love we know inside when we ask Jesus to live withinFilling us with healing,helpand hope.And, looking up, we can give thanks--no matter what.By Carolyn R ScheidiesFrom First I Bow