Posted on 11/25/2010 10:24:09 AM PST by NYer
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Thanksgiving is only for those who have families or friends. It is a nightmare for those who are alone.
We lost our oldest child recently just as he was bursting out into adulthood. We miss him dearly, but we are taking the message of Father Corapi to heart as we carry on in the amteroom to eternity.
anteroom
Every parent’s nightmare. I am so sorry for your loss.
St. John of the Cross.
My condolences to you.
Even those that are alone have much to thank God for
One of the truths we see in Scripture is that sometimes we have our greatest spiritual growth during difficult and trying times.. That is when God is most evident if we look..
With the author I believe we need to thank God for the hard times as well as the easy,pleasant ones.. He promises us a rainbow after the storm ..
Be blessed on this one day a year we set aside to give thanks for our lives and for the never ending gift of Gods mercy
I can appreciate your feelings, because I am there. In losing one family, I gained a new one through my parish. Some of those families have invited me to spend Thanksgiving with them. Locally, there are many individuals who volunteer their time to help prepare Thanksgiving meals for the homeless. What a golden opportunity to make new friends and share a meal of gratitude with them.
We come into this world alone and will leave it the same way. What happens in between, is your choice.
So sorry for your loss
You and I posted similar responses at nearly the same time ;-)
Great minds.. The opportunity to both give and be a grateful receiver is a gift that we can share with others .
So often we forget that we bless others when we receive their love and service with gratitude and thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving NY’er
Don’t pat yourselves too hard on the back. “Great Minds” LOL. Both gave cookie cut typical responses. You gave nothing just empty repetitive words. You both must be in big cities. Enjoy your turkeys.
I am alone and I had a wonderful Thanksgiving. what did I do?
I helped in serving over 1600 meals at our church. Most of those were meal deliveries to homes, but we had quite a few people come for a sit down meal at our church too.
In other words.........give of yourself, no matter how dry your spiritual well seems. You will be amazed at how quickly the Lord fills it back up.
Did you lose someone this year? Death or Divorce? Separation? Lose a job? Lose money? I am truly sorry and will pray for you.
The church I grew up in had a minister with the same loss except it was his only child. It was a car accident with the son and a bunch of his friends. It took quite some time for the minister to return to the pulpit and it shook his faith to the core. Nevertheless he did return eventually and served as minister for many decades following.
Good for you! You must be a big city dweller. Darn, the closest homeless shelter soup kitchen area would be about 50 miles away down the mountain through curvey dangerous roads.
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