Dad found Sherwood staring at his computer. It was clear to him that
Sherwood wasn’t happy. Dad asked, “What’s going on?” Sherwood answered, “I thought things were doing better, but now it doesn’t look so good. I’m afraid of things I don’t understand.” “Tell me,” Dad said, “Maybe I can help.” At school, grownups argue about making the students wear masks or not
wear masks. Now it even looked like school may have to go back on the internet again. Dad said, “Don’t spend a lot of time worrying about it. Whatever hap- pens, you need to try your best to learn as much as you can.” Sherwood said the internet was even worse. People wrote crazy things. Doc- tors were saying get the shot, don’t take strange medicine. Others said don’t
trust doctors, don’t get the shots, and try some medicine they like. Other internet things were even worse than that! Dad said, “When it comes to the internet, I remember an old saying: ‘Don’t believe everything you hear and only half of what
you see!’ Anybody can put anything on the internet, and there is no way you can trust what you read there.” Sherwood told dad that on TV, some folks are always saying others can’t be trusted. He said, “Too many people are pointing Dad said, “Sherwood, don’t trust in folks who constantly argue with each other. Not the internet. Not somebody on TV! We
are thankful that our help comes from the Lord. He will not let us down when times get bad. Pay less attention to the internet and trust more in your parents and God. The Bible has excellent advice,” Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to safe. Don’t assume that you know it all. So let’s worry less, pray more, and trust in the Lord.
By Mary Drew Bult
“I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart.” -Psalm 9:1 When we pray, we are often too focused on ourselves. We continuously ask God for all sorts of things, but we forget to thank
Him for the blessings that He daily showers upon us. Imagine that you saved your money to buy your friend an expensive - chase the gift, wrap it neatly in red and green paper, and tie a golden ribbon around it. You are so excited because you believe that your friend will love the gift and appreciate your thoughtful generosity. At last, you give your friend the beautifully wrapped gift. Greedily, your friend tears away the wrapping paper and looks at
the gift, but his/her reaction disappoints you. Your friend is ungrateful. He/she does not even thank you! How would that make you feel? I would certainly be unhappy! God is the greatest gift-giver. All that we have ultimately belongs to God. Our homes, our cars, our family, our friends, our pets, our food, our clothes: these
are all gifts from above. We rely on God for EVERYTHING. Each breath that we take is a blessing, and we ought to praise our Heavenly Father all day long! We do not deserve these many gifts. We are sinners. We deserve punishment. Yet, God created us, and He loves us no matter what. He gives us grace and mercy. He sent His only Son, Jesus Christ, to take the punishment that This holiday season, thank God for what He has done for you. Even when life is tough, there is always something to be grate-
ful for. Remember the most precious gift of all: God’s Son and our Savior: Jesus!
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