Worship Service for November 27, 2024

At the corner of Hayden Hill and Walkley Hill roads in Haddam, Connecticut, stands the colonial home of one of the early resident families of that little town on the Connecticut River: the Thankful Arnold House. Now the location for the town’s Historical Society, it is the home where Thankful Clark Arnold and her husband, Joseph, raised their twelve children, beginning in 1798. The house stayed in the family for over 150 years until a family member gifted it to the local community. At one time, “Thankful” was a proper and common name for girls and women. It served as a testimony to the goodness of God throughout that individual’s life. In his “Song of Thanks” recorded in First Chronicles, King David exclaimed “Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples!” (16:8). No matter what personal name we may carry throughout our lives, we can individually express our great thankfulness to God for all the blessings that we receive day by day and season after season.