The most wonderful time of the year? Well…for many folks…not exactly. Although the holidays can stir up many emotions, memories, or anxieties, there seems to be a subtle but powerful prescription peppered throughout the 66 books that comprise the Bible. Go ahead, give it a listen, give this thread of thanksgiving a tug and take heart! Practical thanksgiving is like a spiritual anti-biotic, militantly eradicating the disease of malaise from our hearts and minds. Or, as Jesus once said, “in this world you will have troubles, but TAKE HEART, I have overcome the world!”