I keep trying to do Thanksgiving justice. I don’t think I ever really do. The sermons where I give in to just quoting old American Presidential Thanksgiving proclamations I think are better. They at least remind us of who we used to be. This sermon isn’t terrible. I think if I ever crack the sermon I want to give it is going to be something like this. It is on the difference between the glory story and the grace story. If you are telling the glory story, you can’t be in Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving only comes to those who received the grace. Part of the problem is that starting with this week the job has 4 hard deliverables a week. And you just don’t have the contemplation time. Part of the problem is that I try and limit occasional sermons (i.e. non-Sunday mornings) to 8-10 mins. Which means you can’t really develop anything. And the normal texts for the day – the 10 lepers with 1 returning to give thanks – have a whole lot else going on. This one is working more with Cain and Able and Psalm 50. That psalm is the key. I return to this theme about every 7 years to fight it out once more. This is better than the last one. Anyway. I hope you all had wonderful Holidays.
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