Thankful for the Love of Real Jesus

Full of thanks.  Not just any thanks, but a thankfulness filled and fueled by a love so big, so powerful, so indestructible that no mere words can describe it.  This week, we'll meet some people who discover that kind of thankfulness.  First, we encounter two young Marines in the waiting room of a military hospital - one preparing for his first deployment to Afghanistan and the other returning there soon on his second.  They share in thankfulness for the affirmation of a chaplain that "God is the King of Semper Fi and has the night watch covered".  Then we'll be invited to place ourselves in the shoes of an ordinary gardener as soldiers arrive in the garden to arrest Jesus.  We'll sit with him as he dines with his family that night, as his thankful heart realizes that the love of God always wins.  Always.  Then imagine how thankful you might be to discover a church where everyone was truly welcome, included, and valued.  Finally, a group of vacation Bible school kids is given a project: together, create a picture of Jesus.  The result of that will shine and resonate with the love power of Real Jesus - for everyone.  Not THAT's something to be thankful for!