As Thanksgiving day comes round again and knocks upon my door
I’m thinking of some silly things that I am grateful for
Like fire flies that make a light without a battery
and squirrels that scamper on the ground then quickly climb a tree
I like that grass stands up tall but is smooth under bare feet
and waves that crash upon the shore then leave a sandy beach
A bumble bee should not be able to fly according to engineers
with a body so big and wings too small to lift it in the air
I marvel that fish can breathe in water with gills instead of lungs
but I would drown if I sunk down to depths too far to plunge
Caterpillars have too many feet and are such clumsy things
in time they discard their toes and sprout such beautiful wings
A seed so small goes in the ground to become a bigger plant
if it could choose to just refuse, never mind, it can’t
A pollywog that swims around just like it is a fish
til legs appear and lungs become more than a simple wish
Some bugs can fly while others crawl wherever they can go
I like the way God made each one so it would simply know
The sky so blue takes on such hews at sunrset and sunrise
the colors made by such display are pleasing to my eyes
The stars at night are glorious and awesomely incredible
yet God, it’s said, gave each a name because that’s where He dwells
This God also became a man because He loves us so
Jesus was named before His birth so many years ago
He showed us how we’re meant to live by being one of us
I don’t know why so many fight and throw up such a fuss
He shared God’s love and lived out grace like none I ever knew
yet took the whip and accepted each insult at Him they threw
Jesus died the death we ought to have suffered on that cross
He did it all because of the love God has for each one of us
I’m grateful that I took this gift God offered up to me
I hope you too open this love He gave upon that tree
You never know when your time upon this earth will end
don’t fight with God but open up and become His friend
A relationship with Him is what this life is all about
there’s just one way for you to come that’s without a doubt
I pray you too are grateful for the suffering Jesus took
if not then read the story for you in His Bible book
Take for yourself this substitutionary death He took for you
then we will meet in heaven one day as siblings we never knew