"For the Lord is a Sun and Shield;
the Lord bestows grace and favor and future glory
honor, splendor, and heavenly bliss!
No good thing will He withhold from
those who walk uprightly."
Psalm 84:11
Splashes of Color
Cherokee National Forest
North Carolina
A THANKSGIVING
For all Thy blessings given there
are many to thank Thee, Lord,
But for the gifts withholden I fain
would add my word.
For good things I desired that
barred me from the best,
The peace at the price of honor,
the sloth of a shameful rest;
The poisonous sweets I longed for
to my hungering heart denied,
The staff that broke and failed me
when I walked in the way of pride;
The tinsel joys withheld that
so content might still be mine,
The help refused that might have
made me loose my hand from Thine;
The light withdrawn that I might not
see the dangers of my way;
For what Thou hast not given,
I thank Thee, Lord today.
The Cherohala Skyway
North Carolina
"A Thanksgiving"
By Annie Johnson Flint
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