I couldn't let this day of Thanksgiving go by without expressing my appreciation for you all...

 

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 9 for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls

 

Dear Heavenly Father, 

 

Thank you so much for your loving kindness in granting the requests of all these people who prayed for my husband and my family. The role they played was as important as the medical staff, if not more so. Steve is doing so very well! I praise you that you are shielding them with your mighty power until they see you face to face to give you the glory that you alone deserve.  Strengthen them as they face the trials you allow in order to keep them close to you. Continue to provide them with peace and joy.  I trust you and I love you! In the name of Jesus Christ, the Way, the Truth, and the Life, Amen.