I think today is a Psalm 100 kind of day. It is the first day of November, when we are reminded once again to be a thankful people. And Psalm 100 says it so well for us! Grab a Bible and read along with me. (I am reading out of the Holman Christian Standard Bible.)
1 Shout triumphantly to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Serve the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs.
3 Acknowledge that Yahweh is God. He made us, and we are His — His people, the sheep of His pasture.
4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise His name.
5 For Yahweh is good, and His love is eternal; His faithfulness endures through all generations.
As you read with me, did you notice that thanksgiving is about both words and actions? Shout. Serve. Come. Acknowledge. Enter. Give. Praise.
We do this because our LORD is good.
We do this because His love is eternal.
We do this because His faithfulness endures.
We do this because He created us to do this. Amen