Holy Thursday

 

Giving Thanks.

On the Night He was Betrayed;

On the Night He would be denied;

On the Night He would be arrested;

On the Night He would be rejected;

On the Night before he would be scourged, crowned with Thorns and Crucified.

What did Jesus do?

He gave Thanks!

Just imagine.

Before all of this unbelievable emotional and physical suffering,

He gave thanks!

He took the Bread and gave thanks.

Then He took the Chalice and gave thanks.

He did not complain:

He did not curse His Father;

He did not say, “Why Me?”

Rather He gave thanks!

In our darkest hour do we give thanks to God?

True Faith, Gives Thanks, always and everywhere.

Actually True Faith is revealed,

when we give thanks In our darkest hour.

When we are betrayed.

When we are rejected;

When we are facing the greatest emotional and physical suffering of our lives.

For when we do Give Thanks at these times;

A tremendous sense of Peace comes over us.

For in the very act of giving thanks,

we realize that we are not alone.

And have never been alone.

That no rejection, suffering or death can ultimately overcome us,

For God is with us through it all.

As He has always been with us.

And so we come to Mass,

To Give thanks to God;

And in giving thanks

We realize how blessed we are

And that we are never alone

For God is always with us.

Through it all.