Be stewards of grace this Thanksgiving. Read 1 Peter 4:7-10. Some of us will be hosting a Thanksgiving celebration. Some of us will be attending a Thanksgiving celebration. The Scripture gives us a way to live out our Christian faith, so why don’t we apply it to Thanksgiving? If you are hosting, you are already offering your hospitality to those who will be gathering in your house. Thank you for all you are doing to clean, cook, and prepare a Thanksgiving meal for those you love. For the host and the guests, let us abstain from complaining or grumbling about anything for one day and focus on what we can do to help make the day as pleasant as possible. Refrain from giving your political position or complaining about government officials. Hold your tongues before criticizing those around you for past behavior. Be respectful of one another. Make it a point to pray silently for each person at the gathering. Make sure other people’s needs are met before yours. Offer to help with preparations and with the clean-up. Hold a baby if there is one at the gathering. Play a game with a child or teenager. Doing these things is how you become a steward of grace. God has extended grace to us. We are to extend grace to one another. Grace values each person for who he or she is. Spending quality time with someone shows the person that they have value. Serving with someone is a grace-filled gesture to lighten the burden of another. Listening to someone shows that the person you are listening to is important. 

Dear God, help us to be stewards of your grace. Fill our hearts with gratitude. Give us clear minds to be self-controlled. Fill our bodies with energy. Fill our spirits with grace. Amen.