Just after Thanksgiving last year, a day that started a process I could not have foreseen or even hoped for, a pastor friend introduced me to a concept that really took hold of my imagination. This is what he suggested:
Read the 100th Psalm.
Study it using the Psalm's format as your guide.
Journal about it.
List three things for which you are thankful.
Do it every day, for 100 days.
It took me a little longer than 100 days, but I blogged 100 times through the 100th Psalm, giving thanks everyday for three things. It was a transformational exercise through which I was tremendously blessed in a multitude of ways. I experienced important changes in my own life, and in the world around me as I gave thanks to the Lord. And to be quite honest, I've missed doing it.
From today, August 16, there are 100 days until our Thanksgiving holiday, and I've decided to try it again...100 Days of Thanks. I will attempt to blog everyday for 100 days on the 100th Psalm, and give thanks through it. But I would also like to invite you to join me on this journey of thanks. Perhaps you'd like to list 3 things your thankful for on each day you read the blog; post your thoughts in the comments here or on Facebook if you like. But let's see what happens when we rediscover the grace of giving thanks.
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