Oh Give Thanks to the Lord for He Is Good!

We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing
He hastens and chastens His Will to make known
The wicked opressing now cease from distressing
Sing praise to His Name, He forgets not His own!

1. He has given me new life.
2. He has brought me into His family.
3. He has given me amazing pastors to care for my soul, amazing caregroup leaders to deepen my walk with God, and amazing fellow heirs who are my examples and my comrades in this fight.
4. He has put me in Mission28, which is a haven of righteousness for me to rest in.
5. He has blessed me with gifts of teaching and prayer and given me oppertunities to use them in both my churches.
6. He has given me strong relationships with my sisters in Christ.
7. He has blessed me with the desire and the means to further my education at a school that has an excellent teaching program, near an amazing church, a few hours from my house.
8. He has provided for my every physical need.
9. He has given me a job cleaning for people in the church in such a way that it fits in with my schedule, brings in a good income, and lets me interact with my older brothers and sisters.
10. He has protected me with good health.
11. He has given me travelling mercies every time I commute.
12. He has given me to Christian parents who raised me in His steps, and whose praise I could not begin to write down beyond that they reflect the Love of Christ and His Church and I want to be like them.
13. He has given me a dear little sister who is the means of my progressive sanctification, who keeps me humble, who helps me check my temper, who is gracious to forgive me, and who is now my dearest friend.
14. He has given me a brother, no longer little, who is maturing into a man after God's own heart, who is strong in faith, who listens to the Spirit, who is maturing into a leader, and whom I dearly love.
15. He has given me a grandmother who is a servant first and foremost, who presents the love of Christ to us, who has a deep deep strength for her 83 years, who does not grow weary in doing good, who is an excellent example of what a Godly, Beautiful, Woman is to be, and who never forgets to write to me when I am gone. 

My God has blessed me far beyond this, extending grace for every time I sin, strength to overcome my failures, joy to meet my smallest and weakest triumphs, and the peace of knowing that He is my Father.  My God has blessed me with a host of things material and immaterial that are too many to count.  But greatest and most treasured of all is the Grace He gave at the Cross.