A message of thanksgiving

Last night at our prayer meeting, we had an extended quiet time following our prayer and praise, before receiving the first word gift.  I felt led to look for a scripture passage on the theme of finding God's presence in the quiet, and opened my Bible to the Psalms to look for one.  Before I got there, I found Psalm 145, and since Sunday was the feast of Christ the King, this also seemed appropriate to share.  But before I could open my mouth to read it, one of the other men there shared a message in prophecy, so I set down my Bible and began writing down this message, as we do each week; my co-leader wasn't there to take care of this for us as he usually would.  The message spoke of the importance of always giving thanks for the many blessings which God rains down upon us.  Keeping our attention fixed on God in gratitude for this wondrous love bears witness to his greatness and glory, draws others toward God's great love, and keeps our hearts positioned to receive the further blessings God may wish to bestow.

Only after writing this down did I pick my Bible back up and start to read from Psalm 145:

I will extol you, my God and king; I will bless your name forever.
Every day I will bless you; I will praise your name forever.
Great is the LORD and worthy of high praise; God's grandeur is beyond understanding.
One generation praises your deeds to the next and proclaims your mighty works.
They speak of the splendor of your majestic glory, tell of your wonderful deeds.
They speak of your fearsome power and attest to your great deeds.
They publish the renown of your abounding goodness and joyfully sing of your justice.
The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in love.
The LORD is good to all, compassionate to every creature.
All your works give you thanks, O LORD and your faithful bless you.
They speak of the glory of your reign and tell of your great works,
Making known to all your power, the glorious splendor of your rule. (Ps 145, 1-12, NAB)

Now I imagine that my friend already had the wonderful feast of Thanksgiving on his mind when he shared his message, but it was the furthest thing from my mind as I considered sharing this psalm, and I hadn't even turned the page to notice how this theme resounded in these verses.

For all my recent doubt, I cannot manage to explain how two independently delivered messages can resonate so perfectly, except by the Spirit's guidance.

Thank you, God, for your wonderful blessings and incredible love!