November Moment

Soon dear ones, family and cherished friends, will gather at the table to rejoice in honor of our blessings, and with us lift up their hearts in thanksgiving. As the table is set, our hearts gratefully remember the legacy of love and tradition that surrounds us.

This is good. This is very good. Let us hold on to this authentic moment. Let us cherish the feeling of complete contentment. Let us rejoice and praise the Giver of all good. Come, thankful brothers and sisters, come. Offer grace for the bounty of goodness. Raise the song of harvest home, the glass of good cheer, the heart over-flowing with joy. We have so much for which to be thankful. So much about which to smile, so much to share. So much…all we have is all we need. As someone once said, “We have an embarrassment of riches!” It is indeed time to share our bounty with others, with those living in poverty, with the lonely.

O beloved spirit, truly you have given us so much, an extravagance of riches. Give us, we pray, just one thing more…the gift of grateful hearts, hearts that will not forget what you have done. — S Roberta Moser, CSSF