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TheTime COINCamille AndingIt was in my childhood that I first learnedit from my parents, “Say thank-you.”The circumstances were usually for complimentsor gifts. Without really understanding the significanceof the brief “thank you,” I soon caught on, and as Igrew older, added an assortment of “you’re welcomes”that the really polite people use to accompany acompliment.When I became a student of historical factssomewhere around my fourth grade year, I learnedthe details of a celebration – a holiday celebration– that said a grateful “thank you.” As I watched Motheradd extra butter to the November stuffing and Daddylayer the giant slabs of white meat from our turkeyonto a super-size tray, I could picture the Pilgrims andIndians gathered around a long, food-laden table asa thanksgiving prayer was offered.Years later as I continued to broaden my educationinto theology, I began a totally new study on thanksgiving.God’s Word, which I declare to be totally inerrant,states that we believers are to offer thanksgiving ineverything. What a bold declaration!When I was younger that meant, “Thank you forthe sunshine, our food, my family, our pets, and allthe presents we get.” As I matured and studied God’sWord and His faithfulness, I was able to enlarge mythankfulness. IN everything, I was able to thank Godwhen the biscuits burned, when the transmissionbegan a “funny” clicking sound, when I lost my billfoldand then my keys, when prayers weren’t answeredthe way I expected, when the moles treated my tulipbulbs like appetizers, when unkind words were spokento me, when 2020 flipped our lifestyles upside down,when worship services were moved to virtual meetings,and when school schedules were placed on hold orzoomed.Obviously there’s no magic in chanting God’spraises and thank yous, but it is a unique, blessedresponse for believers. Why? With each thank you inevery difficult situation, I’m affirming my faith in God’ssovereign control which empties a little more of me,making room for more of my Peacemaker.98 • JANUARY 2021
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