Hymn: “Now Thank We All Our God” – Martin Rinkhart (1586-1649)
Tune: NUN DANKET
It’s a week from Thanksgiving, so it seems right that we turn our
attention toward hymnlines from hymns we typically associate with this American
holiday.
Our God “who, from our mother’s arms, hath blessed us on our
way
With countless gifts of love, and still is ours today.”
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| "Migrant Mother" Dorothea Lange |
Generally speaking, our mothers are our original caretakers.
Good mothers become for their children the very representation of who God is
and how he treats us. This hymnline helps us get that perspective, reminding us
that from our first breath, God has blessed us with innumerable love-gifts… and those love-gifts continue, no
matter how many years we may be removed from those mother-cuddled hours.
We believers are richly blessed as we make our way through
life. (We’ll deal with “Count Your Blessings” later this week.) The danger is
that we might begin to consider our blessings as routine, not noticing the
little things with which God seasons our life.
On next Thursday, most of us will have some of the richest,
best-seasoned dishes we’ll have all year long. Those old family recipes on
grease-spotted note cards seem to hold back nothing from the spice rack when it
comes to food preparations for this holiday. Even then, we’ll think to
ourselves, “This tastes so much better than food tastes throughout the rest of
the year,” but we’ll likely give any thought to WHY that is true.
Let’s not overlook those blessings with which our God spices
up our life… those small zests added to our mundane existence. We cannot truly
be a blessing to others until we realize how blessed we are.
NOW, let’s all thank our God with hearts and souls and
voices! NOW!
Sing along with this
hymn
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