Someone said, “This has been
The worst year of my life.”
Another said, “O how I wish
This year never was.”
Yet another said, “May this year
Pass by and be not recalled.”
Despite the ups and downs
The was and is and could have been
The yet to be and never could be
Here we are; alive in spite of it all:
Give thanks with a grateful heart.

What a year 2020 has been! Like nothing the majority of us have ever seen. Like something we will not forget in a hurry. What a task it will be counting the losses; of lives and means of livelihood; of family, friends and loved ones; of investments, hopes and dreams. The list goes on if we care to note though that will not do us much good.

Yet despite all that happened and failed to happen for many of us: we cannot claim that God has not been good. Despite the countless losses we incurred, we cannot ignore the undeniable gains no matter how seemingly insignificant they appear. Despite all that we could not do, we yet managed to get some things we didn’t think we could, done. Despite all the places we couldn’t go, we had shelter over our heads, food on our table, clothing on our back, shoes for our feet, and some change in our pockets. We may not have had a lot. We may not have had enough. But we were not left without the basic things we needed.

Above it all, as lives were lost to the plague that besieged this year, we are still here. Alive. Thus we have no reason to be ungrateful. No excuse to be unthankful. In spite of all that 2020 brought and took away, still be thankful that you have life, the greatest gift of all. Happy Thanksgiving.

Glory!