“Over and over I find that the only way out of the covers of chronic hopelessness is compassion” – KJ Ramsey It’s not new to us that compassion is vital in our work, especially in today’s world. Yet, reading this quote stuck with me. In October, our Missional Themes are gratitude, appreciation & celebration as Thanksgiving often reminds […]
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When I think of a Thanksgiving Day meal, I picture a Norman Rockwell painting of an extended family around the table with a huge golden roasted turkey as the centrepiece. Bowls of steaming vegetables, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie are waiting to be served. The family is holding hands, and before grace is
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There are many days I do not feel like celebrating. Last week my mother was in a car accident. We are thankful that everyone involved is okay. But we are not celebrating the fact that it happened, or the ramifications of someone else’s carelessness. Needless to say, I’ve struggled to figure out what to write
“Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever!” – Psalm 107:1 I love Thanksgiving. A long weekend dedicated to eating lots of good food and hanging out with family is pretty great if you ask me! It’s also a time when we are reminded of the many
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Now that we are through the Thanksgiving holiday season, we can more easily focus on our other 2 missional themes of October; appreciation and celebration. In a recent email from our divisional Employee Relations (ER) Director Lisa Baker, she writes: “I would like to suggest that we take the month of October to celebrate and
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. – Psalm 100: 4-5 The old Christian mystics felt that if all you could say is “God, thank-you” then you’ve said
