Let us be grateful for the simple joy of Trick or Treating

At that time I will gather you;
at that time I will bring you home.
I will give you honor and praise
among all the peoples of the earth
when I restore your fortunes before your very eyes,”
says Eternal One.
(Zephaniah 3:20, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

New Life MCC of Hampton Roads, Norfolk, Virginia, USA (Church Anniversary Oct. 31, 1983)

and

Rev. Michael Hydes ministering with The Village MCC, Brighton, England, UK (Pastoral Anniversary month of Oct., 2013)

Through the Bible in a year:
Zephaniah
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zephaniah%201-3&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Let us be grateful for Our Daily Bread

I thought in my heart,
“God will bring to judgment both the righteous and the wicked,
for there will be a time for every activity, a time for every deed.”
(Ecclesiastes 3:17, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Harvest MCC, Denton, Texas, USA (Church Anniversary Oct. 30, 1985)

and

Rev. Marsha Warren​ ministering with MCC Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Ecclesiastes 3-4
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes%203-4&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Let us be grateful for Nature

Humble yourselves before God, who will lift you up.
(James 4:10 NIVUK)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Cornerstone MCC, Mobile, Alabama, USA

and

Rev. Marsha Warren​ ministering with MCC San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA (Orination Anniversary Oct. 29, 2019)

Through the Bible in a year:
James 4-5
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James%204-5&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Let us be grateful for Laughter

Now the Our God is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the our God is, there is freedom.
(2 Corinthians 3:17, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC of Greater Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA (Church Anniversary, Oct. 28, 1973)

and

Reverend Sandra Emery ministering with Open Circle MCC, Bellview, Florida, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
2 Chronicles 29-32
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Chronicles%2029-32&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Let us be grateful for Painters and Paintings

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who maintains covenant loyalty with those who love God and keep God’s commandments, to a thousand generations,
(Deuteronomy 7:9, NRSVA)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Shenandoah Valley MCC, Winchester, Virginia, USA (Church Anniversary near Oct. 27, 2013)

and

Collis Laton ministering with Church of the Trinity MCC, Sarasota, Florida, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Deuteronomy 7-9
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%207-9&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Let us be grateful for Our Places of Worship

Sing praises to God, sing praises;
sing praises to our Ruler, sing praises.
(Psalm 47:6, NRSVA)

Pentecost 21

Thank God for the ministries of:

Church of Our Savior MCC, Boynton Beach, Florida, USA (Church Anniversary near Oct. 26, 1992)

and

Rev. Ellen Tanoye ministering with Reflection MCC, Folsom, California, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Acts 11-12
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2011-12&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Let us be grateful for Times of rest

Our help is in the name of the Eternal One,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
(Psalm 124:8, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

and

Rev. Kevin Konkle ministering with MCC of the Palm Beaches, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA (Ordination today)

Through the Bible in a year:
Psalm 122-124
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20122-124&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Let us be grateful for Nurses and hospital staffs

The Sovereign God is my strength;
God makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
God enables me to go on the heights.
(Habakkuk 3:19, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

ICM Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

and

Rev. Marge Ragona ministering with New MCC Spiritual Community, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Habakkuk
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Habakkuk%201-3&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Let us be grateful for Those who Dare to Dream

In God we boast all the day long,
and praise Your name for ever.
(Psalm 44:8, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Central Texas MCC, Waco, Texas, USA

and

Reverend Patrick Landau ministering with Spirit of Hope MCC, Kansas City, Missouri, USA (Pastoral Anniversary Oct 23, 2022)

Through the Bible in a year:
Ecclesiastes 1-2
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes%201-2&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Let us be grateful for Water

Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.
(James 3:18, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA

and

Pastor Scott Hill ministering with Valley Ministries MCC, Stockton, California, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
James 1-3
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James%201-3&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com