‘Gratitude is a Choice’: UCC GMP offers special message for Thanksgiving
In honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, UCC General Minister and President/CEO Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson shares an important message for the wider church.
“Gratitude is a choice. A choice to experience God present in the world. Gratitude is the practice of giving thanks in everything,” Thompson said in her recorded remarks.
Thompson noted that even though things in the world aren’t ideal, the church can still embrace gratitude as a spiritual practice.
You can watch Rev. Thompson’s full remarks in the video below:
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