– Scripture:

                Loving your Family to the Fullest

Then Esther again spoke to the king, falling at his feet, begging with tears to counter the evil of Haman the Agagite and revoke the plan that he had plotted against the Jews. The king extended his gold scepter to Esther. She got to her feet and stood before the king. She said, “If it please the king and he regards me with favor and thinks this is right, and if he has any affection for me at all, let an order be written that cancels the bulletins authorizing the plan of Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite to annihilate the Jews in all the king’s provinces. How can I stand to see this catastrophe wipe out my people? How can I bear to stand by and watch the massacre of my own relatives?”

                             Esther 8:3-6 MSG

 – Reflection:

Like Esther, I will protect my family as she did with my life. What will you do for your family? Throughout life, we all create and become a part of different families. There is the work-family that you are a part of at your work if you are fortunate enough. Then there is the family that brings you together with your children, whether it is sports or some other gathering surrounding an activity for your child.  Still, there is the group that you choose to do life with everything that you do, serving the community and others along with others with a like mind to accomplish a bigger goal of seeing the community grow for the better. I have a few families that I enjoy spending time with, although not as much with either as I would like. God has a plan for all of us, and we all have to follow that plan to the letter to see a better place for our children and those who can’t do it for themselves. During this holiday week, celebrate and honor the people you care about.

Where do we go from here?

During this week of Thanks, we should think about those who have helped us along the way to become the people we are today. Let’s honor those special in our lives during this Thanksgiving week.

Our Prayer for Today

Father, thank you for giving me so many people in my life to be thankful for, from my immediate family, whom I support throughout the week, to those I see that are a part of the blessing of helping kids become better at life through our organization. Still, some have been a part of our lives from the beginning and know who they are, and need to be recognized as well. It is with great honor that I ask you to bless these people and those who are even closer to us, Jesus. In your name, we can say. Amen