Thank You, Lord, for
allowing us to live in the greatest country in the world – one where we as
citizens are permitted to live in freedom, to speak our minds, to debate the
great issues of the day openly and without fear and, most of all, to worship
You and to tell others about You and Your Gospel of saving grace and
redemption. And forgive those of us who take all this for granted too often.
Yet, from the
earliest commemorations of Thanksgiving here in America, this was the common
denominator that brought people of the New World together. I’m so thankful to
be part of a country where worshiping You is not a crime – yet. I’m thankful we
have the opportunity to tell others about You. I’m thankful You have blessed
this land in so many ways.
I’m thankful for Your
patience with us, who, despite our countless blessings, do not often recognize
from where they come. I’m thankful we have abundant food today – that we get to
celebrate this solemn occasion in the warmth of our homes, with our families
and friends. I’m thankful we have such abundance that we can share it with
those less fortunate, not just here in our homeland, but around the world.
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