
LETTER #30 of “LETTERS TO MY YOUNG ADULT CHILDREN AND TO A WOKE, DECEIVED AND UNLOVED GENERATION” (Letter 30) by Daniel Whyte III, Author of the National Bestselling Books: “Letters to Young Black Men” and “Letters to Young Black Women” First written over 30 years ago.
LETTER 30
Dear Danae, Danita, Daniel, Danni, Danyelle Elizabeth, Danyel Ezekiel, Daniqua Grace, Danielle Tekeela, Duran, and Kywaizia:
Glory be to God! We made it through another magnificent month of November, celebrating our favorite holiday—Thanksgiving — and, celebrating the birthday of the oldest child in our family—Daniella (Danni). As you can imagine, it has been one of the great joys of my life to write these Thanksgiving letters to you using the miracle of email. And I thank each of you as grown adult children for allowing your old Papa the privilege to communicate with you this way because, as grown adult children, you do not have to allow me the privilege to communicate with you. But as I am sure some of you did not like all that I shared with you, you showed the maturity and the grace to receive it as I taught you how to do that while you were living with me, and that is, as grown adult children, you can show the proper respect to your parents, in this case your father and listen to what they have to say, then go do what you want to do. That is what I did with my parents.
My loving Thanksgiving remembrance of you is us spending over thirty-one Novembers and Thanksgivings together. That is nearly half a lifetime. And thank God, including this year, we wrote a book for most of those thirty-one Novembers and Thanksgivings, and I hope that all of you will continue writing for the glory of God. And for those of you who have the talent to sketch, draw, and paint, continue to do so throughout your life for the glory of God. Goodbye to another great November, to another great Thanksgiving, and to another birthday for Danni, the child who started it all as far as us having great Thanksgivings down through the years. If you are born-again-saved, and still love the Lord, give the Lord a Praise offering right where you are, right now. Also, if the Lord would so lead you, please join me in having a little Thanksgiving, the third Thursday of each month, starting in January. Just get you a few turkey wings and or turkey legs or a few pounds of turkey breasts and a little green bean casserole and a little cranberry sauce and a little mashed potatoes with gravy, and give thanks to God.
My loving devotional “Text” is “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.” (Ephesians 6:18).
Children, pray always. Children, pray without ceasing. Children continue instant in prayer. God told us this over and over again for a reason. We are living in the “perilous” days that we need to do this more and more. As you know, November is the month we always kick off another Bible-reading campaign, but because we are still in the chronological Bible campaign with Danyelle’s faithful help, we are not going to kick off a new one. Please listen to the Bible reading we do here via the podcast, but also let us all set out to read the Bible all the way through between today and next Thanksgiving in our private reading for the glory of God and our own spiritual benefit. Children have faith in God and pursue great goals for the glory of God.
Danae, Danita, Daniel, Danni, Danyelle Elizabeth, Danyel Ezekiel, Daniqua Grace, Danielle Tekeela, Duran, and Kywaizia, I love you all very much, and I am praying for you all. Please pray for me as well.
Love God and Jesus first.
Love, Papa second.
Love,
Papa




