CMP Review 2024-11-28

November 28, 2024

Many readers of Charlotte Mason’s volumes recognize the name H. C. Beeching because of Chapter 13 of Parents and Children. In this chapter, Mason explores the ideas of Beeching’s Eleven Sermons with a Preface. It’s a wonderful chapter that helps us better understand the nature of faith and how to break down the distinction between “sacred” and “secular’ in our lives.

Few readers, however, have gone beyond Mason’s wonderful chapter and read Beeching’s sermons for themselves. Even fewer know that one of the eleven sermons was preached at a Harvest Thanksgiving Service. This traditional Christian celebration takes place in early autumn and it is a time when the faithful give thanks to God who gives “us the fruits of the earth in their season.”

This Harvest Thanksgiving sermon is entitled “The Food of Faith.” Whenever I read it, I am reminded of how much it reflects the devotion we Americans express in our Thanksgiving Day celebration each year. As you gather with family and friends to thank God for his many blessings, I encourage you to also take a moment to read Beeching’s sermon for this season. His words offer helpful guidance and inspiration on how we can give thanks today as a fitting expression of our faith. Find it here.

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