Thanksgiving

Hello all! Happy Thanksgiving. We actually did celebrate it here and it was quite a feast. We invited a couple Honduran families that we know. It was really beautiful to see everyone celebrate together. We went around the table and everyone shared things they are thankful for. Something that struck me was that, in addition to giving thanks for all the obvious blessings (family, life, health, etc), several people gave thanks for the difficulties in life, because they were able to grow from them. I have never heard people name that on the list of thankfulness. But it is true. St. Paul says "in all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus." (1 Thessalonians 5: 18) Life isn't always easy. Being here isn't always easy. But I give thanks to God for those challenges. I have grown so much closer to Him and consequently, have grown so much as a human being.