An old bumper sticker reads: “Stop the world, I want to get off!”
It echoes the feelings of many people when faced with all the anxieties, troubles, bad news, and exploitation of the poor and vulnerable. In our life of faith, however, we know that our God is still in control. In a spirit of hope, we trust that God will take care of us. In our commitment to love one another, we know that we are God’s voice, and hands, and heart in our sometimes frightening world. While there are many needs in our global society, there are also many in my neighborhood, in my parish, among my friends and acquaintances.
During these days of November, as we prepare for Thanksgiving, how can I show that I am really grateful for the many gifts God has given me? How can I try to alleviate the pain and worry that another person in my little world experiences? Thanksgiving is a time for us to say thank you to those I may not really “see”—my co-worker, the person who bags my groceries, the salesperson, the people who cross my path in a hundred ways each week! What am I doing to share my appreciation for them?
– Sr. Marie Paul Grech
In the Hands of the Potter 
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