Thanksgiving Proclamation
of 1865
It has seemed to me fit and proper that the gifts of God should be solemnly, reverently, and gratefully acknowledged with one heart and one voice by the whole American people. I do, therefore, invite my fellow citizens...to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next as a day of thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens.
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Thank you Lord, for the sheer joy of wanting to get up and help the world go around--Roxie Gibson
Psalm 136
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
His love endures forever.
2 Give thanks to the God of gods.
His love endures forever.
3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords:
His love endures forever...
Thanksgiving
I'm thankful for the autumn mist,
A sunrise giving earth a kiss,
A spider web all drenched with dew
That sparkles when the light shines through.
I'm thankful for a forest green.
The singing of a silver stream,
The red and orange of maple trees
That softly drop their dying leaves.
I'm thankful for the evening's glow,
A fire slowly burning low,
For patterned geese against the sky
That honk their brief and faint goodbye.
I'm thankful for a harvest full
Of fruit that on strong branches pull.
For grain to make our daily bread
And all the bounties that we're fed.
I'm thankful for this time of year
That we can share with friends most dear.
And for a Father full of love
Who showers blessings from above.
--LouAnn Mandzunk, Custer, Washington
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Our Heritage
A National Prayer
Thomas Jefferson
Almighty God,
Who has given us this good land for our heritage,
we humbly beseech Thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of Thy favor and glad to do Thy will.
Bless our land with honorable industry, sound learning, and pure manners.
Save us from violence, discord and confusion, from pride and arrogance, and from every evil way.
Defend our liberties and fashion into one united people the multitude brought hither out of many kindreds and tongues.
Endow with the spirit of wisdom those to whom in Thy Name we entrust the authority of government, that there may be justice and peace at home, and that through obedience to Thy law, we must show forth Thy praise among the nations of the earth.
In time of prosperity, fill our hearts with thankfulness, and, in the day of trouble, suffer not our trust in Thee to fail;
all of which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Just the word thanksgiving prompts the spirit of humility. Genuine gratitude to God for His mercy, His abundance, His protection. His smile of favor. Life simplified itself--Charles R. Swindoll
Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes of which all men have some--Charles Dickens
On earth, join all ye creatures to extol Him first, Him last, Him midst, and without end.--John Milton
The Lord gives His blessing when He finds the vessel empty. --Thomas Kempis
From Ideals Thanksgiving Vol.54, No. 5 1997
copyright IDEALS publications Inc.
"O Lord! that lends me life,
Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness!"
--William Shakespeare
It's a reciprocal time of year... time to remember God is Indeed in Control!
Even if we can't feel His Presence...
God Bless Us All
Gabby
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