E  mmanuel  from Pastor Kurt Busiek

As with many funerals, it was a cloudy, rainy day. The deceased was a little old man who had devoted 55 years to a nagging wife that he loved deeply.  When the graveside service was over, there was a tremendous burst of thunder accompanied by a distant lightning bolt and more rumbling thunder.  The little old man looked at the pastor and calmly said,  "Well, she's there." 

Sadly, many Christians are known more by their grumbling and gossip than by their gratitude and grace.  This Thanksgiving let’s look for creative ways to express our thankfulness to God and to one another.

I pray your Thanksgiving gatherings this week are blessed by God’s joy and happiness. 

Psalm 136: 1   “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.  His love endures forever.”

Prayer updates:
Landon Butterfield is still struggling and in need of prayer.
Kathi Alfred is still hurting while she waits to see how the medicine will affect her infected colon.
Dee Brassfield (Jean Beatty’s daughter) was in a serious car accident in CO- 2 fractured vertebra.
Bob McHenry (Pauline Toothman’s son in law) had cancer surgery and is awaiting biopsy results.
Wendell Littrell is in ICU at Camden Clarke for tests and treatment.
Deb Shawver will remain in treatment at the Recovery Place in FL through the Spring of ’08.